lpfc_board_mode_show(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 lpfc_board_mode_show(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is lpfc_board_mode_show(9) — yes she has a whole manpage, we love a documented queen 👑

✨ NAME ✨

lpfc_board_mode_show — returns the state of the board. that's it. that's the whole job. she shows you the board's state and she does it flawlessly 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ssize_t lpfc_board_mode_show (struct device *dev , struct
       device_attribute *attr , char *buf );

like, that's the signature. copy it exactly, do not freestyle it, i'm serious 🙈

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • dev — the class device, which gets converted into a Scsi_host. glow-up transformation, honestly 💫
  • attr — the device attribute. not used. she's literally just here for the vibes, no cap 💀
  • buf — on return this contains the state of the adapter. so when the function's done, the tea is in the buffer 🍓

⭐ RETURN ⭐

returns the size of the formatted string. that's the number you get back, periodt 💅

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this is the part where the page goes absolutely feral — she references everything. the kernel file lives at ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c, and then there's this whole friend group:

like… that's the whole extended universe. iykyk 🌈

ngl, this is a kernel manpage, so if you're poking at these functions you're already in the cool-kid driver-dev club. handle with care, bestie 🫶

okay that's the page, you ate that 💖 and for the cute sign-off: this lil masterpiece lives under ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, dated October 2026, and it's page lpfc_board_mode_show(9) of the Kernel API Manual — iconic, timeless, no notes 👑✨

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