dpmcp_open(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… dpmcp_open(9) β€” from the Kernel API Manual

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're opening a control session and honestly? it's giving main character energy. this one lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and it's all about handing you a shiny token for one specific object. let's get into it 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

dpmcp_open β€” open a control session for the specified object. that's it, that's the whole vibe. πŸ’«


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int dpmcp_open (struct fsl_mc_io *mc_io , u32 cmd_flags , int dpmcp_id ,
u16 *token );

literally just call it like that, no cap. 🌸


✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • mc_io β€” pointer to the MC portal's I/O object. this is your portal bestie, the connection you're rolling through. πŸŒ€
  • cmd_flags β€” command flags; one or more of 'MC_CMD_FLAG_'. yes, one or more, pick from that family, you got this.
  • dpmcp_id β€” the DPMCP unique ID. your object's little ID card. πŸͺͺ
  • token β€” the returned token; use it in subsequent API calls. it's the VIP wristband of this whole operation, do not lose it. πŸŽ€

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea β˜• β€” you know how some functions are out here creating things? this one is not that.

dpmcp_open can be used to open a control session for an object that's already been created. that object might have been declared in the DPL, or it might have been born when someone called the dpmcp_create function. either way, it exists, and now you want a session with it. iconic. πŸ‘‘

what you get back is a unique authentication token. and this token is associated with two things, very specifically:

  • the specific object ID
  • the specific MC portal

and here's the part where you must pay attention, bestie πŸ™ˆ β€” that token has to be used in all subsequent commands for this specific object. not some of them. all of them. it's giving loyalty era, no fumbling. πŸ’œ


✨ RETURN ✨

the original has a RETURN heading sitting there with absolutely nothing under it 😭 β€” not me staring at a blank section. there is genuinely no return description given here, so we're not gonna invent one. we respect the mystery. πŸ’€


✨ SEE ALSO ✨

  • Kernel file ./drivers/bus/fsl-mc/dpmcp.c β€” go read the source, it's right there, iykyk πŸ“–
  • dpmcp_close(9) β€” yes, the counterpart. you open, you close. balance. 🌈

🧚 friendly heads-up: everything above is exactly what the page says and nothing more β€” no extra lore, no invented behaviour. if it's not in the manpage, it's not in this group chat. πŸ’…

🌸 and that's a wrap! this lil page came to you from the source ./drivers/bus/fsl-mc, dated October 2026, and it's literally titled dpmcp_open(9) β€” slay, periodt, go open that session bestie ✨🫢

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