fifo_icap_set_read_size(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… fifo_icap_set_read_size β€” a kernel API manual moment

okay so bestie, we're diving into the fifo_icap_set_read_size(9) page from the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a little one but it matters. This is the function that sets the size register, periodt. πŸŽ€


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void fifo_icap_set_read_size (struct hwicap_drvdata *drvdata , u32 data
);

that's it. that's the whole vibe. a void function, so it gives you nothing back β€” it just does the thing and dips. πŸ’…


🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • drvdata β€” a pointer to the drvdata. yep, that's the descriptor, and you gotta hand it over. 🫢
  • data β€” the size of the following read transaction, in words. lowkey important: in words, not bytes, not vibes. πŸ“

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

the kernel file this lives in, for when you want to go read the source yourself (main character energy):

Kernel file ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/fifo_icap.c

and the whole friend group of related calls β€” go say hi to all of them:


ngl there's no exit status, no return value, no errors listed here β€” it's void and it just sets the register. keep it simple, icon. πŸ’–

and that's the page!! mwah πŸ’‹ this little gem comes to you from ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap, dated October 2026, and it's literally the fifo_icap_set_read_size(9) manual page β€” slay, go set some registers bestie πŸŒˆπŸ‘‘

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