iwl_parse_eeprom_data(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… iwl_parse_eeprom_data(9)

okay so bestie, buckle up β€” this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual (yes, the kernel, like the big one πŸ‘‘), and it's all about iwl_parse_eeprom_data. It's giving "niche Intel Wi-Fi lore" and honestly? obsessed. πŸ¦‹


✨ NAME ✨

iwl_parse_eeprom_data β€” literally parses the EEPROM data and hands you back the values πŸ’–


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct iwl_nvm_data * iwl_parse_eeprom_data (struct iwl_trans *trans ,
       const struct iwl_rf_cfg *cfg , const u8 *eeprom , size_t eeprom_size );

no cap, that's the whole vibe. four args, one shiny pointer back. ✨


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • trans β€” the transport we're parsing for. it's for debug only, so like… it's there, it's cute, it's not doing the heavy lifting πŸ™ˆ
  • cfg β€” the device configuration, used for parsing and for overrides. main character energy fr fr
  • eeprom β€” the EEPROM data itself, the actual u8 bytes we're chewing through πŸ“
  • eeprom_size β€” how long the EEPROM data is. size_t. we respect the length in this house πŸ’…

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so what it does: this function parses all the EEPROM values we need, then returns a newly allocated struct containing all the relevant values for driver use. the way that it just builds you a whole struct πŸ˜­πŸ’–

⚠️ important, bestie: that struct must be freed later with iwl_free_nvm_data. do not forget. do not ghost it. it will not free itself. πŸ’€

πŸ”₯ RETURN πŸ”₯

the parsed NVM data 🌈 β€” that's it, that's the return.


⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/agn.h β€” go read it, iykyk πŸ‘‘

and that's the page, bestie 🫢 source/version is the kernel file situation (./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... β€” yeah it's truncated in the original, not me being lazy πŸ’€), and the date on this one is October 2026. iwl_parse_eeprom_data(9) out. periodt. πŸ’…βœ¨

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