initio_se2_update_all(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 initio_se2_update_all(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so picture this: it's a kernel API manpage, the manual is literally called Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is initio_se2_update_all(9). she's short, she's sweet, she commits things to a chip. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME

initio_se2_update_all — Update E2PROM 🎀

like yes that's the whole name section, she's lowkey mysterious.

⭐ SYNOPSIS

void initio_se2_update_all (unsigned long base );

that's it. that's the whole function signature. no return value, she gives nothing back, she just does. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS

  • base — Base of InitIO controller. that's the address you hand her so she knows which InitIO controller she's working with. give her the base, she handles the rest, periodt. 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION

Update the E2PROM by wrting any changes into the E2PROM chip, rewriting the checksum.

(and yes, "wrting" is right there in the og — we keep it, we love her, typos are a vibe 🙈) so basically: anything that changed gets written into the E2PROM chip, and the checksum gets rewritten along with it. one function, two jobs, main character energy fr fr 🔥

👑 SEE ALSO

bestie the guest list is LONG, so buckle up. first the kernel file she lives in: ./drivers/scsi/initio.c — that's the source file, that's home. 🏠

then the whole friend group, no cap:

like, thirty-five besties. she's connected. iykyk 🌈

ngl the whole initio_state_1 through initio_state_7 run is giving "named my kids in order" and honestly? iconic.

okay that's the whole page, and now the cute sign-off: this lil beauty comes from ./drivers/scsi and it's dated October 2026, and its whole name-tag is initio_se2_update_all(9). mwah, slay, no notes. 💖🧚‍♀️🍓

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