mei_me_host_is_ready(9)
π mei_me_host_is_ready(9) π
okay so bestie, this page straight out of the Kernel API Manual is about one tiny little helper, mei_me_host_is_ready, and honestly? it's giving "vibe check for the host." that's the whole plot. let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
mei_me_host_is_ready β check whether the host has turned ready π«Ά
like, literally just peeking at the host like "u up? u ready?" and reporting back. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
bool mei_me_host_is_ready (struct mei_device *dev );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
devβ the mei device π that's it. that's the whole argument. your one and only bestie here.
β RETURN β
returns a bool π
(i'm not gonna invent what true vs false means here, because this page doesn't say β but the type is bool, so, yk. a yes-or-no moment.)
π SEE ALSO π
first up, the home base:
- Kernel file
./drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c
and then the whole extended friend group π (yes, all of them, i would never leave anyone out):
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_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)mei_me_dev_init(9)
ngl if u read all of those in one sitting, u deserve a little treat π
and that's the page, bestie β¨ this one's filed under ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026 β mwah, iconic, no notes 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