mei_me_dev_init(9)

💖 mei_me_dev_init(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual page for mei_me_dev_init(9) 🌸 this is the setup baddie for the mei device situation, and we're gonna read it together like a group chat screenshot. No cap, every detail stays. 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

mei_me_dev_init — allocates and initializes the mei device structure. That's the whole name vibe, and honestly? Iconic. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct mei_device * mei_me_dev_init (struct device *parent , const
struct mei_cfg *cfg , bool slow_fw );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• parent — the device associated with the physical device (pci/platform). It's giving "who's your parent device" energy 🫶
• cfg — per device generation config. Basically the generation-specific setup lore ✨
• slow_fw — configure longer timeouts as FW is slow. If the firmware is moving like it's got low battery, this is the flag for that 😭

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

The mei_device pointer on success, NULL on failure.

So: pointer = slay, NULL = not slay. That's the whole return vibe check 💀✨

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c is the source-side main character, and these are all the linked manual pages you can go read next, fr fr:

• 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_hbuf_filled_slots(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)

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mwah 💋 this has been the ./drivers/misc/mei corner of the kernel, dated October 2026, page mei_me_dev_init(9) signing off with main character energy 👑✨