lpfc_sli4_wait_bmbx_ready(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, welcome to lpfc_sli4_wait_bmbx_ready(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes, we folded the manual name in right here like a little name tag, because we're cute like that. This page is short but the SEE ALSO list is huge, so buckle up. 💖

✨ NAME ✨

lpfc_sli4_wait_bmbx_ready — wait for bootstrap mailbox register ready. periodt.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int lpfc_sli4_wait_bmbx_ready (struct lpfc_hba *phba , LPFC_MBOXQ_t *mboxq );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • phba — pointer to the HBA context object. main-character struct energy, ngl.
  • mboxq — pointer to the mailbox object. literally the mailbox bestie.

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

okay so what does it do? The function waits for the bootstrap mailbox register ready bit from port for twice the regular mailbox command timeout value. no cap, it's giving patience. ⏳

And the outcomes are:

  • 0 — no timeout on waiting for bootstrap mailbox register ready.
  • MBXERR_ERROR — wait for bootstrap mailbox register timed out or port is in an unrecoverable state. 😭
heads up bestie: MBXERR_ERROR is the "this did not slay" branch — timed out or the port is unrecoverable.

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

the whole squad, fr fr. every single ref is here, so don't come for me. also this exact kernel file:

cute sign-off moment: source/version ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, date October 2026. mwah 💋

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