geni_se_rx_init_dma(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💜 geni_se_rx_init_dma(9) — the Kernel API Manual page you've been waiting for

okay so bestie, welcome to the glow-up of geni_se_rx_init_dma from the Kernel API Manual (yes, the whole manual, and yes, this is the page). it's a void function, it's in the kernel, and it's about to make your RX DMA dreams come true. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

geni_se_rx_init_dma — literally the function that kicks off an RX DMA transfer on the serial engine. main character energy fr fr 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void geni_se_rx_init_dma (struct geni_se *se , dma_addr_t iova , size_t
       len );

notice there's no return value, she's a void girlie, she just does the thing 🦋

🧚 ARGUMENTS 🧚

  • se — pointer to the concerned serial engine. like, the serial engine in question. the one we're talking about. that one 💖
  • iova — the mapped DMA address. it's an dma_addr_t, it's mapped, it's giving address energy ✨
  • len — length of the RX buffer. size_t, naturally. how much RX buffer we're working with, no cap 📏

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so what does she do? this function is used to initiate DMA RX transfer. that's the whole vibe. that's the whole job. initiate the DMA RX transfer and slay 💅👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this list is LONG and honestly iconic, every single one of these is a must-read iykyk. go read them all, no skipping 👑:

bestie moment: notice how geni_se_tx_init_dma(9) is in there too? TX and RX are siblings, it's giving sibling energy 🫶

and that's the page!! 💖 she lives in ./drivers/soc/qcom, she's dated October 2026, and her whole name is geni_se_rx_init_dma(9) — go off, kernel docs, periodt 🌟🍓✨

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