lpfc_issue_reg_vfi(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual entry for lpfc_issue_reg_vfi(9) — literally Register VFI for this vport's fabric login. that's the name, that's the assignment, no cap. 💅

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

the exact signature, don't @ me:

int lpfc_issue_reg_vfi (struct lpfc_vport *vport );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vport — a pointer to a host virtual N_Port data structure. that's the little data structure bestie we're handing over. 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so this routine issues a REG_VFI mailbox for the vfi, vpi, fcfi triplet for the vport. it's giving "paperwork for the fabric login," but make it kernel. 🧚

this mailbox command is necessary for SLI4 port only — SLI4 girlies, this one's for you; don't try to make it a whole thing for other ports. ⭐

return code 0 means it successfully issued REG_VFI for the vport. any other return value is a failure code otherwise. periodt. 💀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the whole friend group is right here — kernel file plus every function ref, all exact, iykyk:

Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c lpfc_els_chk_latt(9),
lpfc_prep_els_iocb(9), lpfc_issue_fabric_reglogin(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_issue_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)

and that's the whole page, bestie — source/version vibes from ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, dated October 2026. slay, go register that VFI responsibly. 💖✨