mucse_poll_for_ack(9)
π mucse_poll_for_ack(9) β like, the kernel API manual, but make it make sense
okay so bestie, welcome to the mucse_poll_for_ack page π
this is a Kernel API Manual entry, and honestly? it's giving "small function, big responsibilities." no cap. let's get into it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
mucse_poll_for_ack β the function that just sits there and waits for a message acknowledgment π«Ά like it's refreshing the group chat waiting for someone to react to your text. lowkey relatable.
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int mucse_poll_for_ack (struct mucse_hw *hw );
that's it. one function, one argument, one job. simple queen behavior π
π ARGUMENTS π
hwβ pointer to theHWstructure π yeah, that's the whole description. it's the hardware struct, it's the main character, you hand it over and the function does its thing with it.
β RETURN β
0β slay! β¨ it successfully received a message acknowledgment. everything worked, no notes, iconic.- negative errno β not slay π it did not successfully receive a message acknowledgment, and you get a negative
errnoback to tell you about it. read the code, bestie, it's telling you something.
π SEE ALSO π
okay this is the part where the manpage flexes its whole friend group π every single one of these is linked, no gatekeeping, iykyk:
- the kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/mucse/rnpgbe/rnpgbe_mbx.cπ (yes, that's where the lore lives) mbx_data_rd32(9)mbx_data_wr32(9)mbx_ctrl_rd32(9)mbx_ctrl_wr32(9)mucse_mbx_get_lock_pf(9)mucse_obtain_mbx_lock_pf(9)mucse_release_mbx_lock_pf(9)mucse_mbx_get_fwreq(9)mucse_mbx_inc_pf_ack(9)mucse_read_mbx_pf(9)mucse_check_for_msg_pf(9)mucse_poll_for_msg(9)mucse_poll_and_read_mbx(9)mucse_mbx_get_fwack(9)mucse_mbx_inc_pf_req(9)mucse_write_mbx_pf(9)mucse_check_for_ack_pf(9)mucse_write_and_wait_ack_mbx(9)mucse_mbx_reset(9)mucse_init_mbx_params_pf(9)
π friendly reminder: this page is part of the Kernel API Manual, so if you're poking at mailbox code without reading the friends listed above, that's a vibe check you are going to fail. go read them. fr fr.
π sign-off π
that's the whole page, bestie π it ships from ./drivers/net/ethernet/mucse/r... (the source string gets truncated in the footer, which is honestly such a mood π), and it's dated October 2026 β yes, future girl summer. the function name and manual section, mucse_poll_for_ack(9), are right there in the footer too, holding it down like always πβ¨ πΈπ¦
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