mei_cl_conn_status_to_errno(9)
π mei_cl_conn_status_to_errno β like, from the Kernel API Manual bestie β¨
okay so picture this: it's giving kernel-internals realness, and the function is mei_cl_conn_status_to_errno. Say it with me. Slay. π
πΈ NAME πΈ
mei_cl_conn_status_to_errno β literally converts a client connect response status into an error code. that's the whole job, no cap π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int mei_cl_conn_status_to_errno (enum mei_cl_connect_status status );
like, you hand it a status, it hands you back an int. iconic behaviour fr π¦
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
statusβ the client's connect response status. that's it, that's the one (1) thing you give it π
π RETURN π
it returns the corresponding error code. matching energy, y'know? the status goes in, the matching errno comes out π₯
π§ SEE ALSO π§
bestie, this is the friend group. the whole HBM clique. the kernel file lives at ./drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c and honestly everyone here is a main character π
mei_hbm_write_message(9)mei_hbm_idle(9)mei_hbm_reset(9)mei_hbm_hdr(9)mei_hbm_cl_hdr(9)mei_hbm_cl_write(9)mei_hbm_cl_addr_equal(9)mei_hbm_cl_find_by_cmd(9)mei_hbm_start_wait(9)mei_hbm_start_req(9)mei_hbm_dma_setup_req(9)mei_hbm_capabilities_req(9)mei_hbm_enum_clients_req(9)mei_hbm_me_cl_add(9)mei_hbm_add_cl_resp(9)mei_hbm_fw_add_cl_req(9)mei_hbm_cl_notify_req(9)notify_res_to_fop(9)mei_hbm_cl_notify_start_res(9)mei_hbm_cl_notify_stop_res(9)mei_hbm_cl_notify(9)mei_hbm_cl_dma_map_req(9)mei_hbm_cl_dma_unmap_req(9)mei_hbm_prop_req(9)mei_hbm_pg(9)mei_hbm_stop_req(9)mei_hbm_cl_flow_control_req(9)mei_hbm_add_single_tx_flow_ctrl_creds(9)mei_hbm_cl_tx_flow_ctrl_creds_res(9)mei_hbm_cl_disconnect_req(9)mei_hbm_cl_disconnect_rsp(9)mei_hbm_cl_disconnect_res(9)mei_hbm_cl_connect_req(9)mei_hbm_cl_connect_res(9)mei_hbm_cl_res(9)mei_hbm_fw_disconnect_req(9)mei_hbm_pg_enter_res(9)mei_hbm_pg_resume(9)mei_hbm_pg_exit_res(9)mei_hbm_config_features(9)mei_hbm_version_is_supported(9)mei_hbm_dispatch(9)
likeβ¦ go read them. iykyk π β¨
ngl that's genuinely the entire page. short, sweet, and it ate. no notes π
and that's the vibe check, bestie π this lil page comes from ./drivers/misc/mei and it's dated October 2026 β the header says mei_cl_conn_status_to_errno(9) and the footer says mei_cl_conn_status_to_errno(9) too, so yeah, it knows its name and it's not shy about it ππ«Ά periodt.
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