hwicap_type_1_write(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

hwicap_type_1_write β€” okay bestie, this one generates a Type 1 write packet header. That's the whole assignment, no cap. It's the hwicap_type_1_write(9) manual page, and yes, we're in Kernel API Manual territory πŸ‘‘πŸ’…

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u32 hwicap_type_1_write (u32 reg );

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • reg β€” this is the address of the register to be read back. The page literally says "read back" even though this is the write packet header function, so I'm just the messenger πŸ˜­πŸ’…. It's a u32.

πŸ’– RETURN πŸ’–

Returns the Type 1 write packet header. That's it, that's the return value, periodt β­πŸŽ€

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

  • Kernel file ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap/xilinx_hwicap.h
  • hwicap_type_1_read(9) β€” go read that one too, bestie 🫢

This iconic little page comes from ./drivers/char/xilinx_hwicap and is dated October 2026. Mwah πŸ’‹βœ¨

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