mei_cldev_send(9)

💖 mei_cldev_send(9) — Kernel API Manual, but make it cute 💖

Okay bestie, welcome to mei_cldev_send(9) from the Kernel API Manual. This page is literally about me device send (write) — it’s giving “put those bytes out into the world” energy, and we’re obsessed. 💅✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

mei_cldev_send — me device send (write) 🫶

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

       ssize_t mei_cldev_send (struct mei_cl_device *cldev , const u8 *buf ,
       size_t length );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• cldev — the me client device 👑 the main character you’re sending from.
• buf — buffer to send 🍓 the lil snack pack of bytes.
• length — buffer length ✨ aka how many bytes are invited to the party.

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

• written size in bytes 💖
• < 0 on error 😭

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/bus.c is the home base, and the whole squad is:

• __mei_cl_send(9)
• __mei_cl_send_timeout(9)
• __mei_cl_recv(9)
• mei_cldev_send_vtag(9)
• mei_cldev_send_vtag_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_recv_vtag(9)
• mei_cldev_recv_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_recv_vtag_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_send_timeout(9)
• mei_cldev_recv(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rx_work(9)
• mei_cl_bus_notif_work(9)
• mei_cl_bus_notify_event(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rx_event(9)
• mei_cldev_register_rx_cb(9)
• mei_cldev_register_notif_cb(9)
• mei_cldev_get_drvdata(9)
• mei_cldev_set_drvdata(9)
• mei_cldev_uuid(9)
• mei_cldev_ver(9)
• mei_cldev_mtu(9)
• mei_cldev_enabled(9)
• mei_cl_bus_module_get(9)
• mei_cl_bus_module_put(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag_alloc(9)
• mei_cl_bus_vtag_free(9)
• mei_cldev_enable(9)
• mei_cldev_unregister_callbacks(9)
• mei_cldev_disable(9)
• mei_cldev_send_gsc_command(9)
• mei_cl_device_find(9)
• mei_cl_device_match(9)
• mei_cl_device_probe(9)
• mei_cl_device_remove(9)
• mei_cl_device_uevent(9)
• mei_cl_bus_set_name(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_alloc(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_setup(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_add(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_stop(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_destroy(9)
• mei_cl_bus_remove_device(9)
• mei_cl_bus_remove_devices(9)
• mei_cl_bus_dev_init(9)
• mei_cl_bus_rescan(9)

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💌 Source/version: ./drivers/misc/mei · Date: October 2026 · Page: mei_cldev_send(9). Stay slay, bestie — go send those bytes! 💅🫶