lpfc_config_link(9)

💖 lpfc_config_link(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for lpfc_config_link(9) — the configure-link mailbox prep routine. come on in, the kernel is fine ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

lpfc_config_link — prepare a mailbox command for configuring link on an HBA. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void lpfc_config_link (struct lpfc_hba * phba , LPFC_MBOXQ_t * pmb );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• phba — pointer to lpfc hba data structure. 🫶
• pmb — pointer to the driver internal queue element for mailbox command. 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so, the configure link mailbox command is used before the initialize link mailbox command. why? to override default value and to configure link-oriented parameters such as DID address and various timers. that's the assignment 💜

Typically, this command would be used after an F_Port login to set the returned DID address and the fabric timeout values. very demure, very fabric-timeout ✨

🚨 NOT VALID ALERT 🚨 this command is not valid before a configure port command has configured the HBA port. like, configure the port first, bestie — no skipping. 💀

and the routine itself? lpfc_config_link prepares the mailbox command for configuring link on a HBA. periodt 🌈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mbox.c — go look at it, iykyk. then these besties too:

• lpfc_mbox_rsrc_prep(9)
• lpfc_mbox_rsrc_cleanup(9)
• lpfc_dump_static_vport(9)
• lpfc_down_link(9)
• lpfc_dump_mem(9)
• lpfc_dump_wakeup_param(9)
• lpfc_read_nv(9)
• lpfc_config_async(9)
• lpfc_heart_beat(9)
• lpfc_read_topology(9)
• lpfc_clear_la(9)
• lpfc_config_msi(9)
• lpfc_init_link(9)
• lpfc_read_sparam(9)
• lpfc_unreg_did(9)
• lpfc_read_config(9)
• lpfc_read_lnk_stat(9)
• lpfc_reg_rpi(9)
• lpfc_unreg_login(9)
• lpfc_sli4_unreg_all_rpis(9)
• lpfc_reg_vpi(9)
• lpfc_unreg_vpi(9)
• lpfc_config_pcb_setup(9)
• lpfc_read_rev(9)
• lpfc_build_hbq_profile2(9)
• lpfc_build_hbq_profile3(9)
• lpfc_build_hbq_profile5(9)
• lpfc_config_hbq(9)
• lpfc_config_ring(9)
• lpfc_config_port(9)
• lpfc_kill_board(9)
• lpfc_mbox_put(9)
• lpfc_mbox_get(9)
• __lpfc_mbox_cmpl_put(9)
• lpfc_mbox_cmpl_put(9)
• lpfc_mbox_cmd_check(9)
• lpfc_mbox_dev_check(9)
• lpfc_mbox_tmo_val(9)
• lpfc_sli4_mbx_sge_set(9)
• lpfc_sli4_mbx_sge_get(9)
• lpfc_sli4_mbox_cmd_free(9)
• lpfc_sli4_config(9)
• lpfc_sli4_mbox_rsrc_extent(9)
• lpfc_sli_config_mbox_subsys_get(9)
• lpfc_sli_config_mbox_opcode_get(9)
• lpfc_sli4_mbx_read_fcf_rec(9)
• lpfc_request_features(9)
• lpfc_init_vfi(9)
• lpfc_reg_vfi(9)
• lpfc_init_vpi(9)
• lpfc_unreg_vfi(9)
• lpfc_sli4_dump_cfg_rg23(9)
• lpfc_reg_fcfi(9)
• lpfc_reg_fcfi_mrq(9)
• lpfc_unreg_fcfi(9)
• lpfc_resume_rpi(9)

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mwah 💋 — source/version: ./drivers/scsi/lpfc; date: October 2026; page: lpfc_config_link(9). bye bestie, go configure that link 💖🫶