mei_hbuf_filled_slots(9)
π mei_hbuf_filled_slots β¨ β Kernel API Manual π
okay bestie, so this one's from the Kernel API Manual and the function is literally in the title: mei_hbuf_filled_slots(9). she's a tiny little helper and she's about to tell you how many slots the device has filled up, no cap π
πΈ NAME πΈ
mei_hbuf_filled_slots β gets number of device filled buffer slots β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
unsigned char mei_hbuf_filled_slots (struct mei_device *dev );
like, she takes one argument and hands you back an unsigned char. that's it. that's the whole vibe π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
devβ the device structure π that's the one and only thing you pass in, and yeah it's the device struct, exactly what it sounds like.
β RETURN β
she returns the number of filled slots π that's the whole answer, nothing sneaky, no hidden error codes, just a count. slay.
π SEE ALSO π
so like, there's a whole friend group here, and honestly the kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c is where the lore lives π. here's everybody, no one gets left out, iykyk:
mei_me_reg_read(9)mei_me_reg_write(9)mei_me_mecbrw_read(9)mei_me_hcbww_write(9)mei_me_mecsr_read(9)mei_hcsr_read(9)mei_hcsr_write(9)mei_hcsr_set(9)mei_hcsr_set_hig(9)mei_me_d0i3c_read(9)mei_me_d0i3c_write(9)mei_me_trc_status(9)mei_me_fw_status(9)mei_me_hw_config(9)mei_me_pg_state(9)me_intr_disable(9)me_intr_clear(9)mei_me_intr_clear(9)mei_me_intr_enable(9)mei_me_intr_disable(9)mei_me_synchronize_irq(9)mei_me_hw_reset_release(9)mei_me_host_set_ready(9)mei_me_host_is_ready(9)mei_me_hw_is_ready(9)mei_me_hw_is_resetting(9)mei_gsc_pxp_check(9)mei_me_hw_ready_wait(9)mei_me_hw_start(9)mei_me_hbuf_is_empty(9)mei_me_hbuf_empty_slots(9)mei_me_hbuf_depth(9)mei_me_hbuf_write(9)mei_me_count_full_read_slots(9)mei_me_read_slots(9)mei_me_pg_set(9)mei_me_pg_unset(9)mei_me_pg_legacy_enter_sync(9)mei_me_pg_legacy_exit_sync(9)mei_me_pg_in_transition(9)mei_me_pg_is_enabled(9)mei_me_d0i3_set(9)mei_me_d0i3_unset(9)mei_me_d0i3_enter_sync(9)mei_me_d0i3_enter(9)mei_me_d0i3_exit_sync(9)mei_me_pg_legacy_intr(9)mei_me_d0i3_intr(9)mei_me_pg_intr(9)mei_me_pg_enter_sync(9)mei_me_pg_exit_sync(9)mei_me_hw_reset(9)mei_me_irq_quick_handler(9)mei_me_irq_thread_handler(9)mei_me_polling_thread(9)mei_me_fw_type_nm(9)mei_me_fw_type_sps_4(9)mei_me_fw_type_sps_ign(9)mei_me_dev_init(9)
ngl that's a long list and every single one of them is on here for a reason β go click through them if you're deep in the mei lore π§
and that's the page, bestie π this one lives in ./drivers/misc/mei, stamped October 2026 β go forth and count those slots, you're gonna eat, periodt ππ
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