buffer_icap_set_size(9)

💅 buffer_icap_set_size(9) — the Kernel API Manual moment 🎀

okay so bestie, we're deep in the kernel docs rn — specifically the buffer_icap_set_size(9) page, and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she's a one-job icon. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

buffer_icap_set_size — literally just sets the size register. that's the whole vibe. no cap. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void buffer_icap_set_size (void __iomem *base_address , u32 data );

like, copy that exactly, don't @ me 🙈

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• base_address — this is the base address of the device. the home base. the main character's address, iykyk 💅
• data — the size in bytes. bytes, bestie. 8-bit ones, specifically. we'll get there 🫶

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so the size register holds the number of 8 bit bytes to transfer between bram and the icap… or, plot twist, from icap to bram 🌀 like it goes both ways, which is honestly so versatile of it.

that's it. that's the function. she's a setter, she sets, she slays. periodt 🔥

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

kernel file: ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/buffer_icap.c — go read her, she's iconic 📖

and the whole bestie squad, fr fr:

• buffer_icap_get_status(9)
• buffer_icap_get_bram(9)
• buffer_icap_busy(9)
• buffer_icap_set_offset(9)
• buffer_icap_set_rnc(9)
• buffer_icap_set_bram(9)
• buffer_icap_device_read(9)
• buffer_icap_device_write(9)
• buffer_icap_reset(9)
• buffer_icap_set_configuration(9)
• buffer_icap_get_configuration(9)

every single one, accounted for, no deletions, we don't do that here 💀✨

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ok that's the whole page bestie, go forth and set those sizes responsibly 🌈

and finally, the cute sign-off u asked for: this lil masterpiece lives under ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap, dated October 2026 — mwah, bye 👋💜🍓