lld_ioctl(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– lld_ioctl(9) β€” the kernel API manual, bestie edition πŸ’–

okay so this is lld_ioctl, a page from the section 9 kernel API manual, and it's literally the routine that issues an ioctl to the low level drvr. yes "drvr" with the vowels ghosted, we love a low-effort abbreviation ✨


✨ NAME ✨

lld_ioctl β€” the routine that issues an ioctl to the low level drvr 🫢


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int lld_ioctl (mraid_mmadp_t *adp , uioc_t *kioc );

that's it, that's the whole vibe. two pointers and an int return, main character energy πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • adp β€” the adapter handle πŸ’… like, the adapter. the handle. you know the one.
  • kioc β€” the ioctl packet, and it comes with kernel addresses in it. not user addresses. kernel ones. iykyk πŸ”₯

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

bestie go read these next, they're all in the kernel file ./drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c and honestly the whole friend group is here:

that's twenty pages, twenty πŸ’€ but like, in a slay way 🌈


okay that's the whole page, no cap 🧚 from ./drivers/scsi/megaraid, dated October 2026 β€” mwah, she ate, periodt πŸ’œπŸ“

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