mei_open(9)

🎀 NAME 🎀

mei_open — the open function. That’s it, that’s the name, and honestly it ate. This is mei_open(9) from the Kernel API Manual, bestie, and we’re keeping it cute and complete.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int mei_open (struct inode *inode , struct file *file );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• inode — pointer to inode structure. yes bestie, a pointer, we love that for us.
• file — pointer to file structure. another pointer, iconic behavior.

💅 RETURN 💅

It’s giving very simple: 0 on success, <0 on error. That’s the whole return vibe, no cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Okay this list is long and lowkey iconic. The Kernel file is ./drivers/misc/mei/main.c, and the whole friend group is:

• mei_cl_vtag_remove_by_fp(9)
• mei_release(9)
• mei_read(9)
• mei_cl_vtag_by_fp(9)
• mei_write(9)
• mei_ioctl_connect_client(9)
• mei_vt_support_check(9)
• mei_ioctl_connect_vtag(9)
• mei_ioctl_client_notify_request(9)
• mei_ioctl_client_notify_get(9)
• mei_ioctl(9)
• mei_poll(9)
• mei_cl_is_write_queued(9)
• mei_fsync(9)
• mei_fasync(9)
• trc_show(9)
• fw_status_show(9)
• hbm_ver_show(9)
• hbm_ver_drv_show(9)
• fw_ver_show(9)
• dev_state_show(9)
• mei_set_devstate(9)
• kind_show(9)
• mei_minor_get(9)
• mei_minor_free(9)

okay that’s the page, bestie — mei_open(9) from ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026. mwah 💋✨