mpt3sas_conf...ber_hba_phys(9)

๐Ÿ“ฆ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

๐Ÿ’… mpt3sas_config_get_number_hba_phys โ€” Kernel API Manual, bestie edition โœจ

okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel, specifically the mpt3sas corner of it, and you just need to know how many phys your host has. That's literally the whole vibe of this page. It's from the Kernel API Manual, and it is, no cap, so straightforward. ๐Ÿฆ‹


โœจ NAME โœจ

mpt3sas_config_get_number_hba_phys โ€” obtain number of phys on the host ๐Ÿ’ซ

like yes, that's it, that's the function. she's here to count phys. periodt.


๐ŸŒธ SYNOPSIS ๐ŸŒธ

int mpt3sas_config_get_number_hba_phys (struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc , u8
*num_phys );

copy it exactly, bestie, don't get creative with the signature ๐Ÿ™ˆ


๐ŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS ๐ŸŽ€

  • ioc โ€” the per adapter object, i.e. the little passport for your adapter. main character energy, honestly.
  • num_phys โ€” a pointer that gets returned with the number of phys. so you pass in the address and it hands you back the count ๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿงš CONTEXT ๐Ÿงš

sleep.

yep. that's the whole section. it sleeps. sleep. as in, you can sleep during this one โ€” it's not one of those "must not sleep" panic situations, so breathe ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จโœจ


๐Ÿ”ฅ RETURN ๐Ÿ”ฅ

  • 0 for success ๐ŸŽ‰
  • non-zero for failure ๐Ÿ’€

that's the whole deal. 0 = slay, anything else = not slay.


๐Ÿ‘‘ SEE ALSO ๐Ÿ‘‘

okay this section is long, like she ate and left no crumbs. Every single one of these, fr fr:

ngl this list is giving "and friends" energy โ€” but every single entry matters, so don't skip any or I will know ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ’œ that's the whole page, bestie. short, sweet, extremely functional. now go count those phys. ๐Ÿซถ

this little love letter lives in ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas, dated October 2026, and it's signed off on the mpt3sas_conf...ber_hba_phys(9) page itself ๐Ÿ’…โœจ (yes the title is truncated with ..., no I will not be fixing it, that's what the original says ๐ŸŽ€)

๐Ÿ“ฆ where this page comes from