intel_uc_fw_upload(9)

💖 intel_uc_fw_upload(9) 💖

okay bestie, buckle up — this is a kernel API manual page (that's the manual name, no cap) and it's all about intel_uc_fw_upload, which is the little function that loads uC firmware using a custom loader. slay.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int intel_uc_fw_upload (struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw , u32 dst_offset , u32
       dma_flags );

that's the whole signature, character for character — don't come for me, I copied it exactly 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• uc_fw — the uC firmware itself. the main character, literally 👑
• dst_offset — destination offset. where the vibes get placed 🎯
• dma_flags — flags for flags for dma ctrl (yes, it says "flags" twice in the original — I'm not fixing it, I'm respecting it 💅)

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so what does it actually do? it loads the uC firmware and updates internal flags. that's it, that's the whole personality. short, sweet, ate. 🔥

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🦋 RETURN 🦋

• 0 on success 🎉
• non-zero on failure 😭

periodt.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c — go read the source, iykyk 📖
• intel_uc_fw_init_early(9)
• intel_uc_fw_fetch(9)
• intel_uc_fw_cleanup_fetch(9)
• intel_uc_fw_copy_rsa(9)
• intel_uc_fw_dump(9)

the whole friend group, fr fr 🫶✨

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ok that's the page!! shoutout to ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc for being the directory that raised this one, and the date on the tin is October 2026 — mark your calendars bestie 🗓️💜

k byeee, go load some firmware responsibly 💖🧚‍♀️