mei_cl_is_connected(9)
β¨ mei_cl_is_connected(9) β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual π this one's a little function with main character energy β it just tells you if a host client is connected. no cap, that's literally it. let's get into it π
π NAME π
mei_cl_is_connected β host client is connected
like, is your host client actually connected or not? that's the whole vibe check right there π¦
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
bool mei_cl_is_connected (const struct mei_cl *cl );
boom. that's the signature. she's small but she's iconic β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
clβ host client this is the host client you're checking, bestie. that's it. that's the whole argument. she takes one (1) thing and she's not sorry about it πββοΈ
β RETURN β
true if the host client is connected π₯
that's the whole return section. no hidden lore. if it's connected, you get true. slay.
ngl this is the most straightforward return ever and honestly? we love a low-drama function π«Ά
πΈ SEE ALSO πΈ
okay so if you wanna go down the rabbit hole (and you should), check out the kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/client.h β that's where this whole situation lives π§
and then there's the whole friend group of related functions, no cap:
mei_me_cl_is_active(9)mei_me_cl_uuid(9)mei_me_cl_ver(9)mei_me_cl_max_conn(9)mei_me_cl_fixed(9)mei_me_cl_vt(9)mei_me_cl_max_len(9)mei_cl_me_id(9)mei_cl_mtu(9)mei_cl_is_fixed_address(9)mei_cl_is_single_recv_buf(9)mei_cl_uuid(9)mei_cl_host_addr(9)
like, that's the whole squad right there β go read them, iykyk π
and that's the page, bestie! π this gem comes from ./drivers/misc/mei and it's dated October 2026 β so like, future vibes but make it kernel. periodt. πππΈ
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