initio_se2_ew_en(9)
π initio_se2_ew_en(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie β¨
Okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual (yes, the whole thing is initio_se2_ew_en(9)), and it's a lil function that does exactly one thing and does it slayfully. Let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
initio_se2_ew_en β Enable erase/write π
Like, that's it. That's the whole vibe. It enables the erase/write situation. Iconic of it, honestly.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void initio_se2_ew_en (unsigned long base );
Yes bestie, it returns void β no notes, no feedback, it just does the thing and leaves. Main character energy fr fr π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
baseβ Base address of InitIO controller π«Ά That's the one (1) thing you gotta hand it. Give it the base address of your InitIO controller and it's happy.
π DESCRIPTION π
So what it actually does: it enables the erase/write state of the serial EEPROM β¨ That's the whole teardown. You call it, the serial EEPROM's erase/write state is now enabled. Lowkey essential if you were planning on erasing or writing anything to that EEPROM, iykyk π
No cap, that's the entire description. Short king of a manpage.
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/initio.c β go read the source if you want the full lore π
And here's the whole friend group, all the sibling functions, not a single one skipped because we don't do that here π«Ά
initio_se2_instr(9)initio_se2_ew_ds(9)initio_se2_rd(9)initio_se2_wr(9)initio_se2_rd_all(9)initio_se2_update_all(9)initio_read_eeprom(9)initio_stop_bm(9)initio_reset_scsi(9)initio_init(9)initio_alloc_scb(9)initio_release_scb(9)initio_next_state(9)initio_state_1(9)initio_state_2(9)initio_state_3(9)initio_state_4(9)initio_state_5(9)initio_state_6(9)initio_state_7(9)initio_xfer_data_in(9)initio_xfer_data_out(9)int_initio_scsi_rst(9)int_initio_resel(9)int_initio_bad_seq(9)initio_msgout_abort_targ(9)initio_msgout_abort_tag(9)initio_msgin(9)initio_bus_device_reset(9)i91u_intr(9)initio_build_scb(9)i91u_queuecommand_lck(9)i91u_bus_reset(9)i91u_biosparam(9)i91u_unmap_scb(9)initio_remove_one(9)
Look at that lineup. The whole initio cinematic universe, all present and accounted for πβ
Real talk though: it'svoid, it takes abaseaddress, and it flips on the EEPROM erase/write state. Nothing spicier than that in here β don't go inventing extra behaviour, bestie π
And that's the page!! Signing off from ./drivers/scsi, dated October 2026 β mwah, go enable some erase/write, you got this π
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