iwl_trans_r...h_nic_access(9)

💅 iwl_trans_r...h_nic_access(9) — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the iwl_trans_r...h_nic_access(9) page — that's the truncated-slash-abbreviated title, the manual name is Kernel API Manual, and the whole thing is literally about one function. one! and it's a good one, i promise 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

iwl_trans_resched_with_nic_access — reschedule while holding NIC access. yes that's the whole name. slay. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void iwl_trans_resched_with_nic_access (struct iwl_trans *trans );

that's it. that's the whole call. void in, void out, no cap. 🎀

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• trans — the transport pointer. that's the one and only thing you hand it. literally the transport pointer, nothing else, she's low maintenance. 💅

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

okay so here's the vibe check: this function can be called while you're holding NIC access. like, you're already in there, you already have the lock. 🫶

during those periods the lock itself isn't interesting — it's not the main character of this moment, it's just... there. meanwhile the NIC should remain active (don't touch that, she's doing her thing ✨) but a LOT of processing is happening and the CPU may need to be released. so basically: keep the access, keep the NIC alive, but let the CPU breathe. 💖

in practice? this is only during FW dump. that's it. that's the one situation. iykyk 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
• Transport layer - what is it ?(9)
• Life cycle of the transport layer(9)
• enum CMD_MODE(9)
• struct iwl_device_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_device_tx_cmd(9)
• enum iwl_hcmd_dataflag(9)
• struct iwl_host_cmd(9)
• enum iwl_trans_status(9)
• struct iwl_dump_sanitize_ops(9)
• struct iwl_trans_config(9)
• struct iwl_trans_rxq_dma_data(9)
• struct iwl_pnvm_image(9)
• enum iwl_trans_state(9)
• Platform power management(9)
• enum iwl_ini_cfg_state(9)
• struct iwl_dram_data(9)
• struct iwl_dram_regions(9)
• struct iwl_fw_mon(9)
• struct iwl_self_init_dram(9)
• struct iwl_imr_data(9)
• struct iwl_pc_data(9)
• struct iwl_trans_debug(9)
• struct iwl_trans_info(9)
• struct iwl_trans(9)

like... read them all, bestie, they're all connected, it's giving extended universe 🔥

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ngl that's the whole page. no bugs section, no warnings, no environment variables, no exit statuses. she's short and she knows it 💀

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mwah 💋 that's a wrap — sourced from ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and this little iwl_trans_r...h_nic_access(9) page is out. take care of her, she's iconic 🎀✨