megasas_fire_cmd_ppc(9)
okay so bestie, welcome to megasas_fire_cmd_ppc(9) from the Kernel API Manual β this is the one where we send a command to the FW, and honestly? iconic. π
π NAME π
megasas_fire_cmd_ppc(9) β Sends command to the FW. no cap, that's the whole vibe check. β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
okay, here's the signature, and yes, it's giving void:
void megasas_fire_cmd_ppc (struct megasas_instance *instance ,
dma_addr_t frame_phys_addr , u32 frame_count , struct
megasas_register_set __iomem *regs );
π ARGUMENTS π
instanceβ Adapter soft state. that's the adapter's lil' soft-state situation. π«Άframe_phys_addrβ Physical address of cmd. fr fr, that's the address. πframe_countβ Number of frames for the command. count 'em. π’regsβ MFI register set. the registers! π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
bestie, the extended megasas universe is huge and I'm obsessed. first up, the kernel file:
- Kernel file:
./drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
and now the whole squad, no cap:
megasas_set_dma_settings(9)megasas_get_cmd(9)megasas_return_cmd(9)megasas_decode_evt(9)megasas_enable_intr_xscale(9)megasas_disable_intr_xscale(9)megasas_read_fw_status_reg_xscale(9)megasas_clear_intr_xscale(9)megasas_fire_cmd_xscale(9)megasas_adp_reset_xscale(9)megasas_check_reset_xscale(9)megasas_enable_intr_ppc(9)megasas_disable_intr_ppc(9)megasas_read_fw_status_reg_ppc(9)megasas_clear_intr_ppc(9)megasas_check_reset_ppc(9)megasas_enable_intr_skinny(9)megasas_disable_intr_skinny(9)megasas_read_fw_status_reg_skinny(9)megasas_clear_intr_skinny(9)megasas_fire_cmd_skinny(9)megasas_check_reset_skinny(9)megasas_enable_intr_gen2(9)megasas_disable_intr_gen2(9)megasas_read_fw_status_reg_gen2(9)megasas_clear_intr_gen2(9)megasas_fire_cmd_gen2(9)megasas_adp_reset_gen2(9)megasas_check_reset_gen2(9)megasas_issue_polled(9)megasas_issue_blocked_cmd(9)megasas_issue_blocked_abort_cmd(9)megasas_make_sgl32(9)megasas_make_sgl64(9)megasas_make_sgl_skinny(9)megasas_build_dcdb(9)megasas_build_ldio(9)megasas_cmd_type(9)megasas_queue_command(9)megasas_complete_cmd_dpc(9)megasas_start_timer(9)megasas_wait_for_outstanding(9)megasas_generic_reset(9)megasas_reset_timer(9)megasas_dump(9)megasas_dump_reg_set(9)megasas_dump_fusion_io(9)megasas_reset_bus_host(9)megasas_task_abort(9)megasas_reset_target(9)megasas_bios_param(9)megasas_service_aen(9)megasas_complete_int_cmd(9)megasas_complete_abort(9)megasas_complete_cmd(9)megasas_issue_pending_cmds_again(9)megasas_deplete_reply_queue(9)megasas_isr(9)megasas_transition_to_ready(9)megasas_teardown_frame_pool(9)megasas_create_frame_pool(9)megasas_free_cmds(9)megasas_alloc_cmds(9)megasas_ld_list_query(9)megasas_host_device_list_query(9)megasas_get_ctrl_info(9)megasas_issue_init_mfi(9)megasas_setup_irqs_msix(9)megasas_setup_jbod_map(9)megasas_get_device_list(9)megasas_set_high_iops_queue_affinity_and_hint(9)megasas_alloc_irq_vectors(9)megasas_init_fw(9)megasas_release_mfi(9)megasas_get_seq_num(9)megasas_register_aen(9)megasas_start_aen(9)megasas_io_attach(9)megasas_set_dma_mask(9)megasas_alloc_ctrl_mem(9)megasas_alloc_ctrl_dma_buffers(9)megasas_probe_one(9)megasas_flush_cache(9)megasas_shutdown_controller(9)megasas_suspend(9)megasas_resume(9)megasas_detach_one(9)megasas_shutdown(9)megasas_mgmt_fw_ioctl(9)megasas_mgmt_ioctl(9)megasas_update_device_list(9)megasas_add_remove_devices(9)megasas_init(9)megasas_exit(9)
mwah π that's the page! cute sign-off time: source/version ./drivers/scsi/megaraid, dated October 2026, and it's literally the megasas_fire_cmd_ppc(9) page. periodt. π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms