mei_txe_aliveness_set(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 mei_txe_aliveness_set(9) — like, the whole glow-up request

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for mei_txe_aliveness_set(9). this one's a little cutie: it's the function that asks "hey, can we change the aliveness pls?" and then tells you whether that ask was even necessary. very main character of it. 💖

✨ NAME ✨

mei_txe_aliveness_set — request for aliveness change 🦋

📜 SYNOPSIS 📜

bool mei_txe_aliveness_set (struct mei_device *dev , u32 req );

like, it takes your dev and your req and hands you back a bool. simple. iconic. no notes. 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dev — the device structure. yup, the device. your whole fave struct. 🫶
  • req — requested aliveness value. this is the value you're asking for, ngl it's giving very "manifesting your aliveness era". ⭐

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so here's the vibe: it requests an aliveness change, and it returns true if the change is actually needed, or false if aliveness is already chillin' in the requested state. like, no cap, it does the vibe check for you — if you're already there, please don't make it do extra work. 😭

Locking: this gets called under the dev->device_lock lock. 👑 so bestie, mind that lock, fr fr — don't be out here calling it however you feel. 🔒

🌈 RETURN 🌈

true if the request was send. 🎉💀 (yes, that's exactly what the manpage says — we don't touch that.)

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file is ./drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c, and it comes with the entire friend group:

like, that's the whole group chat. everyone's invited. 🫶💜

ok and before you go — this page is from ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026. remember it fondly. mwah. 💋

go forth and slay your aliveness requests, bestie ✨🎀💖

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