mei_write_is_idle(9)
π mei_write_is_idle β Kernel API Manual, bestie edition π
okay so literally welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for mei_write_is_idle(9) β yes that's the manual name, yes I'm telling you up front, you're welcome π
β¨ NAME β¨
mei_write_is_idle β bestie, this is the vibe check for your write queues. It checks if the write queues are idle. That's it. That's the whole job π¦
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
bool mei_write_is_idle (struct mei_device *dev );
literally one function, one argument, returns a bool. clean. iconic. no notes π
π ARGUMENTS π
devβ the device structure π«Ά that's the whole description, she's lowkey mysterious but okay, we respect it
β RETURN β
true if there is no pending write. like, nothing waiting in the wings, no lingering tasks, the queues are chill π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- the kernel file
./drivers/misc/mei/init.cβ go read the source, iykyk π mei_fw_status2str(9)mei_cancel_work(9)mei_reset(9)mei_start(9)mei_restart(9)mei_device_init(9)
all the mei girlies, together at last π
ngl the whole page is short and sweet β but that's the point, bestie. it's giving "small function, big main character energy" π
and that's the whole page!! brought to you by ./drivers/misc/mei, dated October 2026, starring mei_write_is_idle(9) in the leading role β¨ mwah, go check those queues, ily π§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