lpfc_rq_create(9)

💖 lpfc_rq_create(9) 💖

ok so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual bestie, and we're about to learn how to make a Receive Queue on the HBA. it's giving driver internals, it's giving mailbox commands, and honestly? we're gonna slay it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

lpfc_rq_create — Create a Receive Queue on the HBA

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int lpfc_rq_create (struct lpfc_hba *phba , struct lpfc_queue *hrq ,
struct lpfc_queue *drq , struct lpfc_queue *cq , uint32_t subtype );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• phba — the HBA structure. this one tells us which port we're creating a queue on, iykyk.
• hrq — the queue structure you use to create the header receive queue 👑
• drq — the queue structure you use to create the data receive queue 💾
• cq — the completion queue that this work queue gets bound to. it's the "where do the receipts go" queue fr.
• subtype — the subtype of the work queue, and it's literally just there to tell you what this queue does. its whole personality 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the vibe: this function creates a receive buffer queue pair — that's the hrq and the drq babe — on a port, and the port is described by phba. it does this by sending an RQ_CREATE mailbox command to the HBA. periodt.

the phba struct is what gets used to send that mailbox command to the HBA. the drq and hrq structs get used to pull the entry count, which you need so you can figure out how many pages this queue is gonna use. and the cq is there to indicate which completion queue the received buffers posted to these queues get bound to 🫶

this function will send the RQ_CREATE mailbox command to the HBA to set up the receive queue pair. heads up tho — this function is asynchronous and it will wait for the mailbox command to finish before it keeps going. so yeah, it's patient like that 😌

on success this function will return a zero. if it can't allocate enough memory, it returns -ENOMEM 😭. if the queue create mailbox command fails, it returns -ENXIO 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole kernel file is ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c, and bestie… the friend group here is large. like, group-chat-with-300-members large. every single one of these is invited:

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_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 the whole extended universe bestie, go read all of it if you want the full lore 😭🙈

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and that's the page!! mwah 💋 this lil treasure lives in ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, and it's dated October 2026 — so yeah, stay tuned for the future, icon behavior only 💜✨🎀