mei_txe_hbuf_depth(9)
π mei_txe_hbuf_depth(9) β kernel API manual, bestie edition π
okay so welcome to the girlies' guide to mei_txe_hbuf_depth, a lil function living its best life in the kernel API manual (manual section 9, for the curious π). it's giving "small but mighty" and honestly? we're obsessed.
β¨ NAME β¨
mei_txe_hbuf_depth β it mimics the me hbuf circular buffer π« (yes, that's literally its whole personality and we respect it)
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
u32 mei_txe_hbuf_depth (const struct mei_device *dev );
that's it. that's the whole signature. no cap, she's a simple queen π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
devβ the device structure π like, the actual device we're talking about here. hand it over and she'll do her thing.
β RETURN β
she gives you back the TXE_HBUF_DEPTH β¨ that's the return value, periodt. no surprises, no plot twists, just the depth. π₯
ngl this is the kind of function that just answers your question and minds her own business. main character energy but make it humble π
π SEE ALSO π
the whole friend group π«Ά β she does not roll alone:
- the kernel file
./drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c mei_txe_reg_read(9)mei_txe_reg_write(9)mei_txe_sec_reg_read_silent(9)mei_txe_sec_reg_read(9)mei_txe_sec_reg_write_silent(9)mei_txe_sec_reg_write(9)mei_txe_br_reg_read(9)mei_txe_br_reg_write(9)mei_txe_aliveness_set(9)mei_txe_aliveness_req_get(9)mei_txe_aliveness_get(9)mei_txe_aliveness_poll(9)mei_txe_aliveness_wait(9)mei_txe_aliveness_set_sync(9)mei_txe_pg_in_transition(9)mei_txe_pg_is_enabled(9)mei_txe_pg_state(9)mei_txe_input_ready_interrupt_enable(9)mei_txe_input_doorbell_set(9)mei_txe_output_ready_set(9)mei_txe_is_input_ready(9)mei_txe_intr_clear(9)mei_txe_intr_disable(9)mei_txe_intr_enable(9)mei_txe_synchronize_irq(9)mei_txe_pending_interrupts(9)mei_txe_input_payload_write(9)mei_txe_out_data_read(9)mei_txe_readiness_set_host_rdy(9)mei_txe_readiness_clear(9)mei_txe_readiness_get(9)mei_txe_readiness_is_sec_rdy(9)mei_txe_hw_is_ready(9)mei_txe_host_is_ready(9)mei_txe_readiness_wait(9)mei_txe_fw_status(9)mei_txe_hw_config(9)mei_txe_write(9)mei_txe_hbuf_empty_slots(9)mei_txe_count_full_read_slots(9)mei_txe_read_hdr(9)mei_txe_read(9)mei_txe_hw_reset(9)mei_txe_hw_start(9)mei_txe_check_and_ack_intrs(9)mei_txe_irq_quick_handler(9)mei_txe_irq_thread_handler(9)mei_txe_dev_init(9)
iykyk π that's the entire squad, not a single one left behind.
and that's the whole page bestie π mwah π
signed, sealed, delivered from ./drivers/misc/mei β October 2026 edition, formally known as mei_txe_hbuf_depth(9) πΈβ¨ go read some kernel source, ily π
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