lpfc_sli4_brdreset(9)

💅 lpfc_sli4_brdreset — reset a sli-4 HBA ✨

okay so this one's from the Kernel API Manual, bestie — a whole manpage just for one little function, and honestly? she deserves it. 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

lpfc_sli4_brdreset — reset a sli-4 HBA. that's it, that's the whole vibe. board reset, slay. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int lpfc_sli4_brdreset (struct lpfc_hba *phba );

that's the whole signature, no notes. 🫶

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• phba — pointer to the HBA context object. yes queen, hand over your struct lpfc_hba * and let her cook. 🔥

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so, like — this function resets a SLI4 HBA. full board reset, main character energy, out with the old in with the fresh. ✨

and the little detail people miss: it disables PCI layer parity checking during resets the device. yep, that's the exact phrasing, I'm not paraphrasing it, it's that specific. so while the reset is happening, PCI parity checking is off. iconic but also, like, know what you're doing bestie. 💀

good news though: the caller is not required to hold any locks. no lock gymnastics, no deadlock drama, you can just call her. 😭🫶

return value check time: this function returns 0 on success, and otherwise it returns a negative error code. so like, if you get a negative back, something went sideways. not a vibe. 🙈

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c, and ngl the whole friend group showed up for this one. every single one of these, no cap:

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_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 I said. the entire group chat. 💀💖

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and that's the page, bestie ✨ this one came out of ./drivers/scsi/lpfc and it's dated October 2026 — so like, future-dated slay, iykyk 🎀🦋💜