hl_cq_init(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ hl_cq_init(9) ✨

okay so bestie, buckle up πŸ’– this one's a kernel API page from the Linux manual β€” we're talking habanalabs driver internals, and honestly? it's giving main character energy for such a tiny function. let's get into it 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

hl_cq_init β€” the main initialization function for a cq object ✨

like, the actual one. the headliner. the one that sets everything up. πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int hl_cq_init (struct hl_device *hdev , struct hl_cq *q , u32
hw_queue_id );

three args, one int coming back at you. no cap. 🌈


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • hdev β€” pointer to the device structure πŸ–₯️ lowkey the whole context of the thing tbh
  • q β€” pointer to the cq structure πŸ’« that's the completion queue object you're bringing to life
  • hw_queue_id β€” the H/W queue ID that this completion queue belongs to 🧚 or, plot twist: pass HL_INVALID_QUEUE if the cq is not attached to any specific queue πŸ™ˆ

πŸ‘‘ DESCRIPTION πŸ‘‘

so what does it actually do? two iconic things, fr fr:

  1. allocates dma-able memory for the completion queue 🧠✨
  2. initializes fields πŸŽ€

and the bestie part? it returns 0 on success ⭐ that's it. that's the whole vibe check.

no drama, no undefined nonsense described here β€” just allocate, init, and hand you back a 0 when it slays πŸ’œ

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

like obviously you're gonna wanna know what's in the Kernel file ./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/irq.c πŸ’€ and also these fellow icons:

ikyk πŸ‘€ go read them all, they're a whole friend group 🫢


and that's the page, bestie!! 🌸 this lil gem comes out of ./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common, dated October 2026, and it's living in the Kernel API Manual β€” so next time you're deep in kernel docs at 2am, you'll know exactly where to find it πŸŽ€πŸ’– slay responsibly ✨

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