lpfc_get_io...ltixri_pools(9)

🦋 so you wanna know about lpfc_get_io_buf_from_multixri_pools 🦋

okay bestie, gather round 💖 this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — section 9, the kernel-functions one — and the page itself is lpfc_get_io...ltixri_pools(9) (yeah the name got cut off in the header, it's giving "swallowed mid-sentence", but it's 100% the lpfc_get_io_buf_from_multixri_pools function we're talking about here). no cap, this is the whole thing, nothing skipped 👑

---

✨ NAME ✨

lpfc_get_io_buf_from_multixri_pools — get one free IO bufs. that's it, that's the job 🎀

---

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct lpfc_io_buf * lpfc_get_io_buf_from_multixri_pools (struct
lpfc_hba *phba , struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp , int hwqid , int expedite
);

---

💜 ARGUMENTS 💜

• phba — pointer to lpfc hba data structure. the main character struct, basically 🫶
• ndlp — pointer to lpfc nodelist data structure.
• hwqid — belong to which HWQ. which hardware queue this whole thing belongs to, iykyk.
• expedite — 1 means this request is urgent. like, urgent urgent. move, bestie, move 🏃‍♀️💨

---

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so this routine (yes, "routine", we're being fancy) does the following actions and then hands you back a pointer to one free IO buf. let's break it down:

1. if the private free xri count is empty, it moves some XRIs from the public pool to the private pool. restocking the private stash, iconic behavior ✨
2. get one XRI from the private free xri pool.
3. if we fail to get one from pvt_pool and this is an expedite request, get one free xri from the expedite pool. the emergency stash comes through 😤🔥

---

🎀 NOTE 🎀

ndlp is only used on the SCSI side for RRQ testing. the caller should pass NULL for ndlp on the NVME side. so like, do NOT hand it an ndlp on NVME, that's not the vibe 🙈

---

💅 RETURN 💅

• pointer to one free IO buf — if the private pool is not empty 🎉
• NULL — if the private pool is empty 💀

---

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file is ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c, and bestie, the cross-reference list here is unhinged in the best way possible — every single one of these, exactly as written, no skips, no edits 👑:

lpfc_sli4_pcimem_bcopy(9),
lpfc_sli4_wq_put(9), lpfc_sli4_wq_release(9), lpfc_sli4_mq_put(9),
lpfc_sli4_mq_release(9), lpfc_sli4_eq_get(9), lpfc_sli4_eq_clr_intr(9),
lpfc_sli4_if6_eq_clr_intr(9), lpfc_sli4_write_eq_db(9),
lpfc_sli4_if6_write_eq_db(9), lpfc_sli4_cq_get(9),
lpfc_sli4_write_cq_db(9), lpfc_sli4_if6_write_cq_db(9),
lpfc_cmd_iocb(9), lpfc_resp_iocb(9), __lpfc_sli_get_iocbq(9),
__lpfc_clear_active_sglq(9), __lpfc_get_active_sglq(9),
lpfc_clr_rrq_active(9), lpfc_handle_rrq_active(9),
lpfc_get_active_rrq(9), lpfc_cleanup_vports_rrqs(9),
lpfc_test_rrq_active(9), lpfc_set_rrq_active(9),
__lpfc_sli_get_els_sglq(9), __lpfc_sli_get_nvmet_sglq(9),
lpfc_sli_get_iocbq(9), __lpfc_sli_release_iocbq_s4(9),
__lpfc_sli_release_iocbq_s3(9), __lpfc_sli_release_iocbq(9),
lpfc_sli_release_iocbq(9), lpfc_sli_cancel_iocbs(9),
lpfc_sli_iocb_cmd_type(9), lpfc_sli_ring_map(9),
lpfc_sli_ringtxcmpl_put(9), lpfc_sli_ringtx_get(9),
lpfc_cmf_sync_cmpl(9), lpfc_issue_cmf_sync_wqe(9),
lpfc_sli_next_iocb_slot(9), lpfc_sli_next_iotag(9),
lpfc_sli_submit_iocb(9), lpfc_sli_update_full_ring(9),
lpfc_sli_update_ring(9), lpfc_sli_resume_iocb(9),
lpfc_sli_next_hbq_slot(9), lpfc_sli_hbqbuf_free_all(9),
lpfc_sli_hbq_to_firmware(9), lpfc_sli_hbq_to_firmware_s3(9),
lpfc_sli_hbq_to_firmware_s4(9), lpfc_sli_hbqbuf_fill_hbqs(9),
lpfc_sli_hbqbuf_add_hbqs(9), lpfc_sli_hbqbuf_init_hbqs(9),
lpfc_sli_rqbuf_get(9), lpfc_sli_hbqbuf_find(9), lpfc_sli_free_hbq(9),
lpfc_sli_chk_mbx_command(9), lpfc_sli_wake_mbox_wait(9),
lpfc_sli_def_mbox_cmpl(9), lpfc_sli_handle_mb_event(9),
lpfc_sli_get_buff(9), lpfc_nvme_unsol_ls_handler(9),
lpfc_complete_unsol_iocb(9), lpfc_sli_process_unsol_iocb(9),
lpfc_sli_iocbq_lookup(9), lpfc_sli_iocbq_lookup_by_tag(9),
lpfc_sli_process_sol_iocb(9), lpfc_sli_rsp_pointers_error(9),
lpfc_poll_eratt(9), lpfc_sli_handle_fast_ring_event(9),
lpfc_sli_sp_handle_rspiocb(9), lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event(9),
lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event_s3(9),
lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event_s4(9), lpfc_sli_abort_iocb_ring(9),
lpfc_sli_abort_fcp_rings(9), lpfc_sli_flush_io_rings(9),
lpfc_sli_brdready_s3(9), lpfc_sli_brdready_s4(9), lpfc_sli_brdready(9),
lpfc_reset_barrier(9), lpfc_sli_brdkill(9), lpfc_sli_brdreset(9),
lpfc_sli4_brdreset(9), lpfc_sli_brdrestart_s3(9),
lpfc_sli_brdrestart_s4(9), lpfc_sli_brdrestart(9),
lpfc_sli_chipset_init(9), lpfc_sli_hbq_count(9),
lpfc_sli_hbq_entry_count(9), lpfc_sli_hbq_size(9),
lpfc_sli_hbq_setup(9), lpfc_sli4_rb_setup(9), lpfc_sli_config_port(9),
lpfc_sli_hba_setup(9), lpfc_sli4_read_fcoe_params(9),
lpfc_sli4_read_rev(9), lpfc_sli4_get_ctl_attr(9),
lpfc_sli4_retrieve_pport_name(9), lpfc_sli4_arm_cqeq_intr(9),
lpfc_sli4_get_avail_extnt_rsrc(9), lpfc_sli4_chk_avail_extnt_rsrc(9),
lpfc_sli4_cfg_post_extnts(9), lpfc_sli4_alloc_extent(9),
lpfc_sli4_dealloc_extent(9), lpfc_ras_stop_fwlog(9),
lpfc_sli4_ras_dma_free(9), lpfc_sli4_ras_dma_alloc(9),
lpfc_sli4_ras_mbox_cmpl(9), lpfc_sli4_ras_fwlog_init(9),
lpfc_sli4_ras_setup(9), lpfc_sli4_alloc_resource_identifiers(9),
lpfc_sli4_dealloc_resource_identifiers(9),
lpfc_sli4_get_allocated_extnts(9), lpfc_sli4_repost_sgl_list(9),
lpfc_sli4_repost_io_sgl_list(9), lpfc_init_idle_stat_hb(9),
lpfc_rx_monitor_create_ring(9), lpfc_rx_monitor_destroy_ring(9),
lpfc_rx_monitor_record(9), lpfc_rx_monitor_report(9), lpfc_cmf_setup(9),
lpfc_get_platform_uuid(9), lpfc_sli4_hba_setup(9), lpfc_mbox_timeout(9),
lpfc_sli4_mbox_completions_pending(9),
lpfc_sli4_process_missed_mbox_completions(9),
lpfc_mbox_timeout_handler(9), lpfc_sli_issue_mbox_s3(9),
lpfc_sli4_async_mbox_block(9), lpfc_sli4_async_mbox_unblock(9),
lpfc_sli4_wait_bmbx_ready(9), lpfc_sli4_post_sync_mbox(9),
lpfc_sli_issue_mbox_s4(9), lpfc_sli4_post_async_mbox(9),
lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(9), lpfc_mbox_api_table_setup(9),
__lpfc_sli_ringtx_put(9), lpfc_sli_next_iocb(9),
__lpfc_sli_issue_iocb_s3(9), __lpfc_sli_issue_fcp_io_s3(9),
__lpfc_sli_issue_fcp_io_s4(9), __lpfc_sli_issue_iocb_s4(9),
lpfc_sli_api_table_setup(9), lpfc_sli4_calc_ring(9),
lpfc_sli_issue_iocb(9), lpfc_extra_ring_setup(9),
lpfc_sli_async_event_handler(9), lpfc_sli4_setup(9), lpfc_sli_setup(9),
lpfc_sli4_queue_init(9), lpfc_sli_queue_init(9),
lpfc_sli_mbox_sys_flush(9), lpfc_sli_host_down(9), lpfc_sli_hba_down(9),
lpfc_sli_pcimem_bcopy(9), lpfc_sli_bemem_bcopy(9),
lpfc_sli_ringpostbuf_put(9), lpfc_sli_get_buffer_tag(9),
lpfc_sli_ring_taggedbuf_get(9), lpfc_sli_ringpostbuf_get(9),
lpfc_sli_abort_els_cmpl(9), lpfc_ignore_els_cmpl(9),
lpfc_sli_issue_abort_iotag(9), lpfc_sli_hba_iocb_abort(9),
lpfc_sli_validate_fcp_iocb_for_abort(9), lpfc_sli_validate_fcp_iocb(9),
lpfc_sli_sum_iocb(9), lpfc_sli_abort_fcp_cmpl(9),
lpfc_sli_abort_iocb(9), lpfc_sli_abort_taskmgmt(9),
lpfc_sli_wake_iocb_wait(9), lpfc_chk_iocb_flg(9),
lpfc_sli_issue_iocb_wait(9), lpfc_sli_issue_mbox_wait(9),
lpfc_sli_mbox_sys_shutdown(9), lpfc_sli_eratt_read(9),
lpfc_sli4_eratt_read(9), lpfc_sli_check_eratt(9),
lpfc_intr_state_check(9), lpfc_sli_sp_intr_handler(9),
lpfc_sli_fp_intr_handler(9), lpfc_sli_intr_handler(9),
lpfc_sli4_els_xri_abort_event_proc(9),
lpfc_sli4_els_preprocess_rspiocbq(9),
lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_async_event(9), lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_mbox_event(9),
lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_mcqe(9), lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_els_wcqe(9),
lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_rel_wcqe(9), lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_abort_xri_wcqe(9),
lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_rcqe(9), lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_cqe(9),
lpfc_sli4_sp_handle_eqe(9), __lpfc_sli4_process_cq(9),
__lpfc_sli4_sp_process_cq(9), lpfc_sli4_sp_process_cq(9),
lpfc_sli4_dly_sp_process_cq(9), lpfc_sli4_fp_handle_fcp_wcqe(9),
lpfc_sli4_fp_handle_rel_wcqe(9), lpfc_sli4_nvmet_handle_rcqe(9),
lpfc_sli4_fp_handle_cqe(9), __lpfc_sli4_hba_process_cq(9),
lpfc_sli4_hba_process_cq(9), lpfc_sli4_hba_handle_eqe(9),
lpfc_sli4_dly_hba_process_cq(9), lpfc_sli4_hba_intr_handler(9),
lpfc_sli4_intr_handler(9), lpfc_sli4_queue_free(9),
lpfc_sli4_queue_alloc(9), lpfc_dual_chute_pci_bar_map(9),
lpfc_modify_hba_eq_delay(9), lpfc_eq_create(9),
lpfc_sli4_hba_intr_handler_th(9), lpfc_cq_create(9),
lpfc_cq_create_set(9), lpfc_mq_create_fb_init(9), lpfc_mq_create(9),
lpfc_wq_create(9), lpfc_rq_create(9), lpfc_mrq_create(9),
lpfc_eq_destroy(9), lpfc_cq_destroy(9), lpfc_mq_destroy(9),
lpfc_wq_destroy(9), lpfc_rq_destroy(9), lpfc_sli4_post_sgl(9),
lpfc_sli4_alloc_xri(9), __lpfc_sli4_free_xri(9), lpfc_sli4_free_xri(9),
lpfc_sli4_next_xritag(9), lpfc_sli4_post_sgl_list(9),
lpfc_sli4_post_io_sgl_block(9), lpfc_sli4_post_io_sgl_list(9),
lpfc_fc_frame_check(9), lpfc_fc_hdr_get_vfi(9),
lpfc_fc_frame_to_vport(9), lpfc_update_rcv_time_stamp(9),
lpfc_cleanup_rcv_buffers(9), lpfc_rcv_seq_check_edtov(9),
lpfc_fc_frame_add(9), lpfc_sli4_abort_partial_seq(9),
lpfc_sli4_abort_ulp_seq(9), lpfc_sli4_seq_abort_rsp_cmpl(9),
lpfc_sli4_xri_inrange(9), lpfc_sli4_seq_abort_rsp(9),
lpfc_sli4_handle_unsol_abort(9), lpfc_seq_complete(9), lpfc_prep_seq(9),
lpfc_sli4_handle_received_buffer(9), lpfc_sli4_post_all_rpi_hdrs(9),
lpfc_sli4_post_rpi_hdr(9), lpfc_sli4_alloc_rpi(9),
__lpfc_sli4_free_rpi(9), lpfc_sli4_free_rpi(9),
lpfc_sli4_remove_rpis(9), lpfc_sli4_resume_rpi(9),
lpfc_sli4_init_vpi(9), lpfc_mbx_cmpl_add_fcf_record(9),
lpfc_sli4_add_fcf_record(9), lpfc_sli4_build_dflt_fcf_record(9),
lpfc_sli4_fcf_scan_read_fcf_rec(9), lpfc_sli4_fcf_rr_read_fcf_rec(9),
lpfc_sli4_read_fcf_rec(9), lpfc_check_next_fcf_pri_level(9),
lpfc_sli4_fcf_rr_next_index_get(9), lpfc_sli4_fcf_rr_index_set(9),
lpfc_sli4_fcf_rr_index_clear(9), lpfc_mbx_cmpl_redisc_fcf_table(9),
lpfc_sli4_redisc_fcf_table(9), lpfc_sli4_fcf_dead_failthrough(9),
lpfc_sli_get_config_region23(9), lpfc_sli4_get_config_region23(9),
lpfc_sli_read_link_ste(9), lpfc_log_fw_write_cmpl(9), lpfc_wr_object(9),
lpfc_cleanup_pending_mbox(9), lpfc_drain_txq(9), lpfc_wqe_bpl2sgl(9),
lpfc_sli4_issue_wqe(9), lpfc_sli4_issue_abort_iotag(9),
lpfc_snapshot_mxp(9), lpfc_adjust_pvt_pool_count(9),
lpfc_adjust_high_watermark(9), lpfc_move_xri_pvt_to_pbl(9),
_lpfc_move_xri_pbl_to_pvt(9), lpfc_move_xri_pbl_to_pvt(9),
lpfc_keep_pvt_pool_above_lowwm(9), lpfc_release_io_buf(9),
lpfc_get_io_buf_from_private_pool(9),
lpfc_get_io_buf_from_expedite_pool(9), lpfc_get_io_buf(9),
lpfc_read_object(9), lpfc_get_sgl_per_hdwq(9), lpfc_put_sgl_per_hdwq(9),
lpfc_free_sgl_per_hdwq(9), lpfc_get_cmd_rsp_buf_per_hdwq(9),
lpfc_put_cmd_rsp_buf_per_hdwq(9), lpfc_free_cmd_rsp_buf_per_hdwq(9),
lpfc_sli_prep_wqe(9)

like… that's the whole friend group right there. every one of them matters 🫶✨

---

and that's the tea ☕ — stay hydrated, always check if the private pool is empty before you assume you got a buffer, and remember: NULL is a valid answer sometimes and that's okay 🌸

okay bye, this page came from ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, dated October 2026, and it's genuinely still titled lpfc_get_io...ltixri_pools(9) in the footer because the header never finishes the name 😭 iconic honestly. mwah 💋