hl_fw_dynamic_send_msg(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 hl_fw_dynamic_send_msg(9) — kernel API manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so literally welcome to the kernel API manual, this one's about hl_fw_dynamic_send_msg(9) and honestly? it slays in the most niche way possible. it's a habanalabs firmware thing, iykyk. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

hl_fw_dynamic_send_msg — bestie, this is the one that sends a COMMS message with attached data. like it literally ships the message AND the data together, no cap 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int hl_fw_dynamic_send_msg (struct hl_device *hdev , struct fw_load_mgr
*fw_loader , u8 msg_type , void *data );

that's the whole signature, copy it exactly, do not freestyle it 💀

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hdev — pointer to the habanalabs device structure. it's giving "the device, the main character" 👑
  • fw_loader — managing structure for loading device's FW. yes FW = firmware, she's in charge of the whole load-up vibe 🌈
  • msg_type — message type. a u8, so keep it smol 🍓
  • data — data to be sent. it's a void *, she's flexible like that 💅

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

return 0 on success, otherwise non-zero error code. that's it, that's the description, and honestly? iconic minimalism. zero = we ate, non-zero = we did not eat 😭🔥

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file, right here, go look at her:

./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c

and then the whole friend group, all of them, in this order, no skipping 🫶:

like, the whole extended universe, periodt ✨💀

ngl these are all cross-references to other kernel API pages in section 9, so if a name looks like a whole sentence, that's just how kernel devs name things, we don't question it 🙈

and that's the page!! tiny but mighty 💜 this cutie lives in ./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common and the doc says October 2026, so write that down bestie. mwah, study hard, slay the kernel 🌸💖🎀🦋

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