mei_me_fw_status(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 mei_me_fw_status(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie 🎀

okay so picture this: you're deep in the mei driver, you're literally living in the kernel, and you need to read the fw status register straight out of pci config space. that's it. that's the whole thing. main character energy fr fr. 🔥

This page lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9 (the "functions and stuff" section, iykyk).

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int mei_me_fw_status (struct mei_device *dev , struct mei_fw_status
*fw_status );

yes bestie, it returns an int, and yes, the two args are dev and fw_status. no cap. 🦋

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • dev — the mei device. your whole little device struct, the one you're gonna poke at. 🫶
  • fw_status — the fw status register values. this is where the good stuff gets written. ✨

💖 RETURN 💖

  • 0 — success, slay, we ate. 👑
  • anything else — an error, unfortunately. not every vibe check passes, bestie. 😭
ngl if it's not 0, that's an error. no extra info given here about which errors — the manpage is staying mysterious about that one, and honestly? iconic. 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where the page just absolutely dumps the whole friend group on you. every single one. we're not skipping a soul. 🧚

and that's the whole page bestie!! go read that register 💜

this little love letter comes to you from the source ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026 — like, future vibes, we love to see it. 🍓💀

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