mraid_mm_ioctl(9)
π mraid_mm_ioctl(9) β straight outta the Kernel API Manual β¨
okay bestie, so this page is literally from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 (the (9) in mraid_mm_ioctl(9)? yeah that's the section, we love a naming convention π). It's the whole glow-up guide to mraid_mm_ioctl, which is the module entry-point for ioctls, no cap. Let's get into it π¦
πΈ NAME πΈ
mraid_mm_ioctl β module entry-point for ioctls. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it's the front door that ioctl calls come knocking on π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int mraid_mm_ioctl (struct file *filep , unsigned int cmd , unsigned
long arg );
look at that signature, it's giving "i take three things and i return an int" π
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
filepβ the file operations pointer. and honestly? she's ignored. not read, not checked, not invited to the group chat. just... there πcmdβ the ioctl command. the actual "what do you want me to do" of it all πargβ the user ioctl packet. this is the payload, the main character of the call π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c β literally the source file, go read her fr fr. and then the whole friend group of related functions, don't leave anyone on read:
mraid_mm_open(9)mraid_mm_get_adapter(9)handle_drvrcmd(9)mimd_to_kioc(9)mraid_mm_attach_buf(9)mraid_mm_alloc_kioc(9)mraid_mm_dealloc_kioc(9)lld_ioctl(9)ioctl_done(9)lld_timedout(9)kioc_to_mimd(9)hinfo_to_cinfo(9)mraid_mm_register_adp(9)mraid_mm_adapter_app_handle(9)mraid_mm_setup_dma_pools(9)mraid_mm_unregister_adp(9)mraid_mm_free_adp_resources(9)mraid_mm_teardown_dma_pools(9)mraid_mm_init(9)mraid_mm_exit(9)
that's twenty entries, bestie β twenty! we are not skimping πβ¨
ngl this one's a short page but it's still iconic. go read the source, it ate π
alright that's a wrap on this one, mwah π β brought to you by ./drivers/scsi/megaraid, dated October 2026, signing off ππβ
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