mbox_post_sync_cmd(9)
π NAME π
Hey bestie, meet mbox_post_sync_cmd(9) from the Kernel API Manual β the blocking command to the mailbox based controllers. That's the vibe, and we're gonna cover every single crumb. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int mbox_post_sync_cmd (adapter_t *adapter , uint8_t raw_mbox[] );
π ARGUMENTS π
adapterβ the controller's soft state. That's what you're passing in, bestie.raw_mboxβ the mailbox. Yep, literally the mailbox. Iconic.
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
So what does it do? Issue a scb in synchronous and non-interrupt mode for mailbox based controllers. That's the whole plot β no secret side quests, no extra lore. π
Lowkey important: this is the synchronous, non-interrupt path for mailbox based controllers. The facts stay facts, bestie. π«Ά
π SEE ALSO π
The whole megaraid squad and friends are here, fr fr β every single reference, no cap:
- Kernel file
./drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c megaraid_init(9)megaraid_exit(9)megaraid_probe_one(9)megaraid_detach_one(9)megaraid_mbox_shutdown(9)megaraid_io_attach(9)megaraid_io_detach(9)megaraid_init_mbox(9)megaraid_fini_mbox(9)megaraid_alloc_cmd_packets(9)megaraid_free_cmd_packets(9)megaraid_mbox_setup_dma_pools(9)megaraid_mbox_teardown_dma_pools(9)megaraid_alloc_scb(9)megaraid_dealloc_scb(9)megaraid_mbox_mksgl(9)mbox_post_cmd(9)megaraid_queue_command_lck(9)megaraid_mbox_build_cmd(9)megaraid_mbox_runpendq(9)megaraid_mbox_prepare_pthru(9)megaraid_mbox_prepare_epthru(9)megaraid_ack_sequence(9)megaraid_isr(9)megaraid_mbox_dpc(9)megaraid_abort_handler(9)megaraid_reset_handler(9)mbox_post_sync_cmd_fast(9)megaraid_busywait_mbox(9)megaraid_mbox_product_info(9)megaraid_mbox_extended_cdb(9)megaraid_mbox_support_ha(9)megaraid_mbox_support_random_del(9)megaraid_mbox_get_max_sg(9)megaraid_mbox_enum_raid_scsi(9)megaraid_mbox_flush_cache(9)megaraid_mbox_fire_sync_cmd(9)megaraid_mbox_display_scb(9)megaraid_mbox_setup_device_map(9)megaraid_cmm_register(9)megaraid_cmm_unregister(9)megaraid_mbox_mm_handler(9)megaraid_mbox_mm_command(9)megaraid_mbox_mm_done(9)gather_hbainfo(9)megaraid_sysfs_alloc_resources(9)megaraid_sysfs_free_resources(9)megaraid_sysfs_get_ldmap_done(9)megaraid_sysfs_get_ldmap_timeout(9)megaraid_sysfs_get_ldmap(9)megaraid_mbox_app_hndl_show(9)megaraid_mbox_ld_show(9)
Mwah π β this iconic little page comes from the ./drivers/scsi/megaraid source, dated October 2026, and it's still signing off as mbox_post_sync_cmd(9). Byeee! π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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