irdma_alloc_mw(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… irdma_alloc_mw(9) β€” the memory-window allocation girlie ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for irdma_alloc_mw πŸŽ€ this is the irdma page that says "hey, gimme a memory window" and honestly? it's giving short-and-sweet main character energy. lowkey a one-job function. no cap. πŸ’–


🌸 NAME 🌸

irdma_alloc_mw β€” allocate a memory window, that's it, that's the whole vibe ✨


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int irdma_alloc_mw (struct ib_mw *ibmw , struct ib_udata *udata );

returns an int, takes two args, slay πŸ’…


✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • ibmw β€” the Memory Window itself 🫢 like, the actual thing you're allocating. the whole point.
  • udata β€” a user data pointer πŸ‘€ just a pointer to user data, that's all it is, don't overthink her.

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

okay so this is the part where the page goes absolutely feral with cross-references and honestly? iconic of her. the kernel file lives at ./drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c and here's the entire squad, no skipping, no summarising, every single one 🫑:

bestie that is literally eighty-something pages of related functions and every single one of them is here because we do not gatekeep on this blog πŸ’€βœ¨

and that's the whole page!! short queen, efficient queen πŸ‘‘ before you go, the little footer moment: this one comes from the source tree at ./drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma and it's dated October 2026 πŸ—“οΈπŸ’œ love that for her. mwah, go allocate a memory window responsibly πŸŽ€πŸ’–

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