iscsi_add_conn(9)
π iscsi_add_conn(9) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β yes, the whole manual, and today's main character is iscsi_add_conn(9). buckle up, it's a short one but it's iconic π
β¨ NAME β¨
iscsi_add_conn β the function that adds an iscsi class connection. that's it, that's the vibe. π¦
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int iscsi_add_conn (struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn );
like, literally just the one call. no cap.
π ARGUMENTS π
connβ the iscsi cls connection π«Ά (yes that's the whole description, she's low maintenance)
π DESCRIPTION π
so here's the tea β: this bad boy exposes iscsi_cls_conn to sysfs. which is slay, but it means you gotta be responsible about it.
β οΈ bestie please read this part: make sure the related resources for sysfs attributes are initialized before calling this. like, before. not during, not after. before. π if you don't, that's on you and the kernel will NOT be nice about it π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the source, if you wanna go read the actual code (nerd behavior, respect):
- Kernel file
./drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
and the whole friend group π:
iscsi_lookup_endpoint(9)iscsi_create_flashnode_sess(9)iscsi_create_flashnode_conn(9)iscsi_is_flashnode_conn_dev(9)iscsi_get_flashnode_by_index(9)iscsi_find_flashnode_sess(9)iscsi_find_flashnode_conn(9)iscsi_destroy_flashnode_sess(9)iscsi_destroy_all_flashnode(9)iscsi_bsg_host_dispatch(9)iscsi_bsg_host_add(9)iscsi_block_scsi_eh(9)iscsi_unblock_session(9)iscsi_force_destroy_session(9)iscsi_alloc_conn(9)iscsi_remove_conn(9)iscsi_session_event(9)
that's the whole page, bestie β go forth and initialize your sysfs resources before you call anything πβ¨
this lil masterpiece lives in ./drivers/scsi, dated October 2026, and it's filed under iscsi_add_conn(9). mwah π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms