lpfc_vmid_res_alloc(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 lpfc_vmid_res_alloc — a Kernel API Manual moment ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this is the page for lpfc_vmid_res_alloc(9). it's a tiny little function page but it's lowkey iconic for what it does, so grab a boba and let's go 🧋🦋

🌸 NAME 🌸

lpfc_vmid_res_alloc — it Allocates resources for VMID. that's the whole vibe. allocating. resources. for the VMID. periodt 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int lpfc_vmid_res_alloc (struct lpfc_hba *phba , struct lpfc_vport
*vport );

she takes two pointers and returns an int, no cap 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • phba — pointer to the lpfc hba data structure. yes bestie the hba one, the big main-character struct 👑
  • vport — pointer to vport data structure. the vport one. different struct, different vibe 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

This routine allocated the resources needed for the VMID. that's it, that's the whole thing. she's a resource allocator. she allocates. it's giving "I have one job and I'm doing it flawlessly" 💅✨

Return codes: 0 on Success, Non-0 on Failure. so literally if you get a zero you're slaying, and if you get anything else... not slaying 😭 check your return value please, I'm begging 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

first up, the file this whole thing lives near: Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c — and then, bestie, brace yourself, because this list is long and I refuse to skip a single one of these icons 👑

like I said. icons only. no skips. iykyk 👑💜

bestie note: this one's a kernel-internal thing, so if a non-zero comes back, that's your failure signal — treat it with respect, not as a suggestion 🙈

and that's the page!! 🌸 this all lives in ./drivers/scsi/lpfc, and the version stamp is October 2026 — so when you're flipping through this in the future, just know past-us said hi and hoped you slayed your VMID resources 💖🎀🦋 mwah, bye bestie!! ✨🌈

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