fib_map_alloc(9)

hiii bestie 💖 you're looking at fib_map_alloc(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's lowkey iconic. No cap, this page is short but it's got the whole kernel-API lewk.

💖 NAME 💖

fib_map_alloc - allocate the fib objects

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int fib_map_alloc (struct aac_dev *dev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — Adapter to allocate for

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so fib_map_alloc allocates and maps the shared PCI space for the FIB blocks that are used to talk to the Adaptec firmware. That's it, that's the whole flex: allocate + map, shared PCI space, FIB blocks, Adaptec firmware. periodt. 🫶

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c

• aac_fib_map_free(9)
• aac_fib_setup(9)
• aac_fib_alloc_tag(9)
• aac_fib_alloc(9)
• aac_fib_free(9)
• aac_fib_init(9)
• fib_dealloc(9)
• aac_get_entry(9)
• aac_queue_get(9)
• aac_fib_send(9)
• aac_consumer_get(9)
• aac_consumer_free(9)
• aac_fib_adapter_complete(9)
• aac_fib_complete(9)
• aac_printf(9)
• aac_handle_aif(9)
• aac_handle_sa_aif(9)
• aac_command_thread(9)

xoxo bestie 💖 this page's source/version is ./drivers/scsi/aacraid, it's dated October 2026, and the manual tag is fib_map_alloc(9) — catch u later! 🎀✨