lpfc_issue_els_prli(9)

💅 lpfc_issue_els_prli 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for lpfc_issue_els_prli. This is the one that handles issuing a PRLI IOCB command for a vport, and we're gonna get through it together 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

lpfc_issue_els_prli — Issue a prli iocb command for a vport. That's literally the whole name vibe, and it ate ✨

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int lpfc_issue_els_prli (struct lpfc_vport *vport , struct lpfc_nodelist
       *ndlp , uint8_t retry );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vport — pointer to a host virtual N_Port data structure.
• ndlp — pointer to a node-list data structure.
• retry — number of retries to the command IOCB.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So this routine issues a Process Login (PRLI) ELS command for the vport. The PRLI service parameters are set up in the payload of the PRLI Request command, and the pointer to lpfc_cmpl_els_prli is put into the IOCB completion callback func field before invoking lpfc_sli_issue_iocb to send out the PRLI command. Slay, honestly 🔥

Also note: the ndlp reference count will be incremented by 1 for holding the ndlp, and the reference to ndlp will be stored into the ndlp field of the IOCB for the completion callback function to the PRLI ELS command. That part is important, bestie 👑

Return code vibe check:

• 0 — successfully issued prli iocb command for vport
• 1 — failed to issue prli iocb command for vport

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💖 SEE ALSO 💖

Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c — and the whole SEE ALSO squad is right here, no cap:

lpfc_els_chk_latt(9),
lpfc_prep_els_iocb(9), lpfc_issue_fabric_reglogin(9),
lpfc_issue_reg_vfi(9), lpfc_issue_unreg_vfi(9),
lpfc_check_clean_addr_bit(9), lpfc_cmpl_els_flogi_fabric(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_flogi_nport(9), lpfc_cmpl_els_flogi(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_link_down(9), lpfc_issue_els_flogi(9),
lpfc_els_abort_flogi(9), lpfc_initial_flogi(9), lpfc_initial_fdisc(9),
lpfc_more_plogi(9), lpfc_plogi_confirm_nport(9), lpfc_end_rscn(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_rrq(9), lpfc_check_encryption(9), lpfc_cmpl_els_plogi(9),
lpfc_issue_els_plogi(9), lpfc_cmpl_els_prli(9), lpfc_rscn_disc(9),
lpfc_adisc_done(9), lpfc_more_adisc(9), lpfc_cmpl_els_adisc(9),
lpfc_issue_els_adisc(9), lpfc_cmpl_els_logo(9), lpfc_issue_els_logo(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_cmd(9), lpfc_reg_fab_ctrl_node(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_disc_cmd(9), lpfc_issue_els_scr(9),
lpfc_issue_els_rscn(9), lpfc_issue_els_farpr(9), lpfc_issue_els_rdf(9),
lpfc_least_capable_settings(9), lpfc_cmpl_els_edc(9),
lpfc_cancel_retry_delay_tmo(9), lpfc_els_retry_delay(9),
lpfc_els_retry_delay_handler(9), lpfc_link_reset(9), lpfc_els_retry(9),
lpfc_els_free_data(9), lpfc_els_free_bpl(9), lpfc_els_free_iocb(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_logo_acc(9), lpfc_mbx_cmpl_dflt_rpi(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_rsp(9), lpfc_els_rsp_acc(9), lpfc_els_rsp_reject(9),
lpfc_els_rsp_adisc_acc(9), lpfc_els_rsp_prli_acc(9),
lpfc_els_rsp_rnid_acc(9), lpfc_els_clear_rrq(9),
lpfc_els_rsp_echo_acc(9), lpfc_els_disc_adisc(9),
lpfc_els_disc_plogi(9), lpfc_els_rcv_lcb(9), lpfc_els_flush_rscn(9),
lpfc_rscn_payload_check(9), lpfc_rscn_recovery_check(9),
lpfc_send_rscn_event(9), lpfc_els_rcv_rscn(9), lpfc_els_handle_rscn(9),
lpfc_els_rcv_flogi(9), lpfc_els_rcv_rnid(9), lpfc_els_rcv_echo(9),
lpfc_els_rcv_lirr(9), lpfc_els_rcv_rrq(9), lpfc_els_rsp_rls_acc(9),
lpfc_els_rcv_rls(9), lpfc_els_rcv_rtv(9), lpfc_send_rrq(9),
lpfc_els_rsp_rpl_acc(9), lpfc_els_rcv_rpl(9), lpfc_els_rcv_farp(9),
lpfc_els_rcv_farpr(9), lpfc_els_rcv_fan(9), lpfc_els_rcv_edc(9),
lpfc_els_timeout(9), lpfc_els_timeout_handler(9), lpfc_els_flush_cmd(9),
lpfc_els_flush_all_cmd(9), lpfc_send_els_failure_event(9),
lpfc_send_els_event(9), lpfc_display_fpin_wwpn(9),
lpfc_els_rcv_fpin_li(9), lpfc_els_rcv_fpin_del(9),
lpfc_els_rcv_fpin_peer_cgn(9), lpfc_els_rcv_fpin_cgn(9),
lpfc_els_unsol_buffer(9), lpfc_els_unsol_event(9),
lpfc_do_scr_ns_plogi(9), lpfc_cmpl_reg_new_vport(9),
lpfc_register_new_vport(9), lpfc_cancel_all_vport_retry_delay_timer(9),
lpfc_retry_pport_discovery(9), lpfc_fabric_login_reqd(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_fdisc(9), lpfc_issue_els_fdisc(9),
lpfc_cmpl_els_npiv_logo(9), lpfc_issue_els_npiv_logo(9),
lpfc_fabric_block_timeout(9), lpfc_resume_fabric_iocbs(9),
lpfc_unblock_fabric_iocbs(9), lpfc_block_fabric_iocbs(9),
lpfc_cmpl_fabric_iocb(9), lpfc_issue_fabric_iocb(9),
lpfc_fabric_abort_vport(9), lpfc_fabric_abort_nport(9),
lpfc_fabric_abort_hba(9), lpfc_sli4_vport_delete_els_xri_aborted(9),
lpfc_sli4_els_xri_aborted(9)

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okay bye bestie 🫶 source/version is ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, the date is October 2026, and the page is lpfc_issue_els_prli(9) — 💅✨💖