lpfc_sli4_cq_get(9)

💖 lpfc_sli4_cq_get 💖

okay bestie, welcome to a Kernel API Manual moment — this one lives in section 9 and it's called lpfc_sli4_cq_get. it's short, it's sweet, and it's literally just "gimme the next valid CQE" energy. let's go 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

lpfc_sli4_cq_get — gets the next valid CQE from a CQ</p>. that's it, that's the whole vibe ✨

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

struct lpfc_cqe * lpfc_sli4_cq_get (struct lpfc_queue *q );

she takes one arg and returns a pointer to a struct lpfc_cqe, no cap 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

q — the Completion Queue you want the first valid CQE from. that's her. that's the queue. 🦋

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this routine grabs the first valid Completion Queue Entry from q, updates the queue's internal hba index, and returns the CQE to you. slay, iconic, no notes.

but — and this is the important part, bestie — she returns NULL in two situations, and you need to know both:

there are no valid CQEs in the Queue (aka no more work to do, the queue said "I'm done" 😭), or
the Queue is full of CQEs that have been processed, but not popped back to the HBA 🙈

so if you get NULL, it's not a personality flaw, it's genuinely one of those two things. vibe check passed 💀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file is literally ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c — that's where the whole friend group hangs out 👑

and now, bestie, brace yourself, because the extended friend group is huge. like, huge huge. but every single one of them is here, i did not skip a single name, i would never 🫶

part one, the queue-and-iocb girlies:

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_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)

part two, the board-and-setup besties:

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)

part three, the interrupt-and-completion icons:

part four, the fcf-and-pool crew, the finale:

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. every single one. 🌈

bestie note: NULL can mean "no work" or "queue full of already-processed CQEs that haven't been popped back to the HBA". don't assume it's just an empty queue, mmkay? 💜

and that's the page, fr fr 🎀 this came out of ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, dated October 2026, and the star of the show is — say it with me — lpfc_sli4_cq_get(9). byeeee 👋💖🧚

📦 where this page comes from

nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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