lpfc_poll_eratt(9)

💅 lpfc_poll_eratt(9) — Kernel API Manual, but make it iconic ✨

okay so bestie, you know how the 9-section man pages are like, the OG documentation format for kernel stuff? This one lives in the "Kernel API Manual" and honestly it's serving main character energy for a timer callback. Let me walk you through it. 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

lpfc_poll_eratt — the Error attention polling timer timeout handler. Yes, that's a mouthful but she's doing her job fr fr. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void lpfc_poll_eratt (struct timer_list *t );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• t — literally the context bestie, you use it to fetch the pointer to the address of the HBA context object from it. Don't ask me why the double-indirection vibe is there, just know that's where the HBA context object lives. 🦋

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

So the tea is: this function gets invoked by the Error Attention polling timer the moment the timer times out. Clock strikes, she wakes up, slay. ⏰✨

When she's up, she checks the SLI Error Attention register to see if there are any possible attention events chilling there. If yes? She posts an Error Attention event and wakes up the worker thread so it can go process it. The worker thread is like "aight I got this." 💅

But if there's nothing to see? Then she just sets up the Error Attention polling timer for the next poll. Lowkey the most responsible thing ever — she's like "nothing to do rn, see you next time bestie" and reschedules herself. No cap. 🎀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay so the SEE ALSO list is literally a whole squad. Like, if this function were a person, this is her entire contact list. All from the Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c — and I'm listing every single one of them because we do NOT gatekeep here:

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_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_from_multixri_pools(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 a LOT but she said "bring the whole friend group" and we respect it. 💜

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okay and lastly, the little sign-off at the bottom of the original? It's giving ./drivers/scsi/lpfc energy and dated October 2026. So yeah, that's where this page comes from and when. Mark your calendars bestie, the future is now. 🗓️💖

Periodt. That's the whole man page. Go forth and poll your eratt. ✨👑