mbox_chan_txdone(9)
β¨ mbox_chan_txdone β¨
okay bestie, so this is a function from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally the "hey, I'm done!" notification for mailbox transmission. no cap. π
π NAME π
mbox_chan_txdone β it's the way for a controller driver to tell the framework that the last TX has completed. like a little "k, sent it!" ping. π«Ά
π SYNOPSIS π
void mbox_chan_txdone (struct mbox_chan *chan , int r );
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
chanβ Pointer to the mailbox chan on which TX happened. like, which channel are we talking about here. πrβ Status of the last TX β it's eitherOKorERROR. that's the vibe check for your transmission. β¨
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
okay so picture this: the controller that has the IRQ for TX ACK calls this atomic API to tick the TX state machine forward. it's literally the heartbeat of your transmission flow. π
β οΈ but bestie, hear me β it works only iftxdone_irqis set by the controller. notxdone_irq, no tick. periodt. π₯
π§ SEE ALSO π§
- Kernel file
./drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c mbox_chan_received_data(9)πmbox_client_txdone(9)πmbox_client_peek_data(9)πmbox_chan_tx_slots_available(9)π³οΈmbox_send_message(9)π¨mbox_flush(9)π½mbox_bind_client(9)πmbox_request_channel(9)πββοΈmbox_free_channel(9)ποΈmbox_controller_register(9)πmbox_controller_unregister(9)βdevm_mbox_controller_register(9)β¨
and that's the whole tea, bestie!! π this page lives in ./drivers/mailbox and the version stamp says October 2026 β go off, king. ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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