irdma_sc_alloc_stag(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… irdma_sc_alloc_stag β€” Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the glamorous world of memory-region STAG allocation in the irdma driver. this page is part of the Kernel API Manual, and it's basically the "reserve me a spot in the table" moment for a memory region (MR). no cap, it's a small function with big main-character energy πŸ‘‘


🌸 NAME 🌸

irdma_sc_alloc_stag β€” mr stag alloc πŸŽ€

literally it's the memory-region STAG allocator. that's the whole vibe.


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int irdma_sc_alloc_stag (struct irdma_sc_dev *dev , struct
       irdma_allocate_stag_info *info , u64 scratch , bool post_sq );

it returns an int, bestie. that's your vibe check on whether things worked πŸ’«


✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • dev β€” the sc device struct πŸ–₯️ β€” your whole device situation, passed in as struct irdma_sc_dev *.
  • info β€” stag info πŸ“‹ β€” a struct irdma_allocate_stag_info * carrying all the STAG details. it's giving "paperwork but make it C".
  • scratch β€” u64 saved to be used during cqp completion πŸ—‚οΈ β€” you stash this now, and it comes back to hang out later when the CQP completes. lowkey iconic of it.
  • post_sq β€” flag for cqp db to ring πŸ”” β€” a bool that says whether the CQP doorbell should ring. yes ma'am, ring it.

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

first up, the source file, because yk we gotta cite our sources:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/ctrl.c πŸ“

and now, the iconic extended universe of related pages β€” buckle up bestie, this list is long and it ate πŸ’…:


🫢 that's the whole page, bestie. every flag, every arg, every single reference β€” all accounted for. you're so welcome πŸ’–

and that's a wrap on this little irdma_sc_alloc_stag(9) moment 🌈 β€” brought to you straight out of ./drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma, dated October 2026. go allocate those STAGs, queen. periodt πŸ’…βœ¨

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