iwl_read_external_nvm(9)

💖 iwl_read_external_nvm(9) 💖

okay so bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for iwl_read_external_nvm, and we are absolutely gonna understand it. It reads external NVM from a file into nvm_sections, and honestly? iconic. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

iwl_read_external_nvm — Reads external NVM from a file into nvm_sections.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int iwl_read_external_nvm (struct iwl_trans *trans , const char
       *nvm_file_name , struct iwl_nvm_section *nvm_sections );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• trans — the transport. That's the whole vibe. 🚂
• nvm_file_name — the filename to request. Like, the file you're asking for by name. 📂
• nvm_sections — sections data to fill. Fill it up, bestie. 🧺

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💅 RETURN 💅

0 on success or an error code. So 0 is the slay case; anything else is an error code. no cap. 😭

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.h
• enum iwl_nvm_sbands_flags(9)
• enum iwl_puncturing_status(9)
• struct iwl_reg_capa(9)
• enum iwl_nvm_channel_flags(9)
• iwl_parse_nvm_mcc_info(9)
• struct iwl_nvm_section(9)

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mwah 💋 that's the page, bestie. source/version: ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i...; date: October 2026. go forth and read that external NVM! 🫶