mptsas_scan_sas_topology(9)
β¨ mptsas_scan_sas_topology β¨ (section 9 of the kernel API manual, bestie π )
okay so picture this: it's section 9, it's the kernel API manual, and the main character of this page is mptsas_scan_sas_topology β the function that goes out and scans the brand-new SAS topology for you. it's basically the "who's here??" moment that happens as part of a probe or a rescan π¦
πΈ NAME πΈ
mptsas_scan_sas_topology β scans new SAS topology (part of probe or rescan) β¨
π SYNOPSIS π
void mptsas_scan_sas_topology (MPT_ADAPTER *ioc );
that's it. that's the whole call. void, no return value, just vibes and a pointer π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
iocβ a pointer to theMPT_ADAPTERstructure, aka the whole adapter situation you're scanning. hand it over and let the function do its thing π
π SEE ALSO π
like. the whole extended friend group. every single one of these, no skips π₯
Kernel file ./drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.cmptsas_find_portinfo_by_sas_address(9)mptsas_add_device_component(9)mptsas_add_device_component_by_fw(9)mptsas_add_device_component_starget_ir(9)mptsas_add_device_component_starget(9)mptsas_del_device_component_by_os(9)mptsas_del_device_components(9)mptsas_find_vtarget(9)mptsas_target_reset(9)mptsas_target_reset_queue(9)mptsas_schedule_target_reset(9)mptsas_taskmgmt_complete(9)mptsas_ioc_reset(9)enum device_state(9)mptsas_add_end_device(9)mptsas_del_end_device(9)mptsas_firmware_event_work(9)mptsas_eh_timed_out(9)mptsas_exp_repmanufacture_info(9)mptsas_delete_expander_siblings(9)mptsas_expander_delete(9)mptsas_send_expander_event(9)mptsas_expander_add(9)mptsas_probe_expanders(9)mptsas_find_phyinfo_by_phys_disk_num(9)mptsas_issue_tm(9)mptsas_broadcast_primitive_work(9)
and that's the page, bestie π this little icon lives over in <code>./drivers/message/fusion</code> and it's dated October 2026 β go scan some topology, slay, periodt πβ¨
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