hl_debugfs_set_state_dump(9)
π hl_debugfs_set_state_dump β the kernel API manual, bestie edition π
okay so real talk, this one's from the Kernel API Manual (yes that's the manual name, we're fancy now β¨) and it's lowkey a tiny little function but it's doing something genuinely iconic: it registers a state dump and makes it accessible via debugfs. like, it's giving "backstage pass to the kernel" energy. no cap. π¦
β¨ NAME β¨
hl_debugfs_set_state_dump β register state dump making it accessible via debugfs
literally that's it, that's the whole vibe. it registers, and then boom, debugfs can see it. periodt. π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void hl_debugfs_set_state_dump (struct hl_device *hdev , char *data ,
unsigned long length );
yes bestie, it returns void. nothing comes back. it's not about the return value, it's about the friends we made along the way π«Ά
π§ ARGUMENTS π§
hdevβ pointer to the device structure. this is the main character right here πdataβ the actual dump data. the real content, the actual substance, the whole point πlengthβ the length of the data. becausedatadoesn't know how big it is, bestie, somebody's gotta tell it π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- Kernel file
./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/debugfs.cβ go read it, iykyk β
and that's the whole page, fr fr π keep every detail, lose every bit of boring. mwah. π
sign-off time π: this cutie lives under ./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common, dated October 2026 in the Kernel API Manual, and it's filed as hl_debugfs_set_state_dump(9) β go off, king πππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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