ipr_format_res_path(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ipr_format_res_path(9) — the kernel API manual glow-up 🎀

okay so bestie, we're deep in the Kernel API Manual today, and the star of the show is ipr_format_res_path. it's giving "small function, big job" energy and honestly? we're obsessed. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

ipr_format_res_path — formats the resource path so it can be printed. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

char * ipr_format_res_path (struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg , u8 *res_path ,
char *buffer , int len );

like, look at her. four args, returns a char *. main character energy fr. 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ioa_cfg — the ioa config struct. yes bestie, the whole config. she's carrying the context. 💅
  • res_path — the resource path. this is the thing we're formatting, okay, keep up 🫶
  • buffer — the buffer. she's just a buffer. she's doing her best. 😌
  • len — length of the buffer provided. not a suggestion, not a vibe — the actual length. respect it. 🔥

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Return value: pointer to buffer. 🌈

that's literally it, no cap. the function hands you back a pointer to the buffer you passed in. simple, iconic, done. ✨

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/ipr.c — and bestie, buckle UP, this is a whole friend group 🎀:

no fr, that's the whole list. every single one. i counted. 💀

💡 friendly reminder bestie: ipr_format_res_path is not the same as __ipr_format_res_path — they're two different girls. don't mix them up. 🙈

and that's the page!! 🎀 courtesy of the ./drivers/scsi directory, October 2026 vintage, aka the ipr_format_res_path(9) era — she's cute, she's consistent, she's serving kernel docs. slay, periodt, bye bestie 💖✨🦋🌸

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