hfi1_fill_device_attr(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– hfi1_fill_device_attr(9) πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” yes we're in the kernel today, and yes it's giving main character energy. this one's hfi1_fill_device_attr and it lives in the depths of the infiniband driver, so buckle up πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

hfi1_fill_device_attr β€” fill in rvt dev info device attributes. that's it, that's the whole job. it takes the rvt device info and... fills in the attributes. slay, honestly 🫢


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void hfi1_fill_device_attr (struct hfi1_devdata *dd );

literally returns void, so no sneaky return value to stress about, no cap πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • dd β€” the device data structure. that's the one thing you pass in, bestie, and it's the whole device's data situation πŸ“

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

if you're obsessed (and you should be) here's the whole friend group πŸ‘‘

go read them, iykyk πŸ”₯


ngl this one's short but it's still iconic β€” keep the dd exactly as it is, no renaming, no vibes-based refactoring πŸ’€

sign-off time, bestie 🧚 this little page comes straight out of ./drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1, dated October 2026, from the Kernel API Manual, and it's filed under hfi1_fill_device_attr(9) β€” stay hydrated, read your SEE ALSOs, and remember: the kernel is literally always watching πŸ’œβœ¨

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