nand_scan_tail(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🦋 nand_scan_tail(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition 💅

okay so you opened the nand_scan_tail(9) page, which means you're already deep in kernel-land and honestly? proud of you. this is the second half of the /drivers/mtd/nand/raw glow-up and it's lowkey iconic. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

nand_scan_tail — Scan for the NAND device 🔍

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int nand_scan_tail (struct nand_chip *chip );

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • chip — NAND chip object. that's your main character right there 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so picture this: this is the second phase of the normal nand_scan function. phase two. the sequel. and it does two extremely important things, no cap:

  • it fills out all the uninitialized function pointers with the defaults — like, every single one that's just vibing there empty gets a little personality ✨
  • and if appropriate, it scans for a bad block table 🚫🧱

that's it, that's the whole job. it's giving "finish the setup, bestie."

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the kernel file is ./drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c — literally the source, go read it, iykyk 💖

and now the friend group. yes, all of them. i'm not skipping a single one, because every one of these is a real function and they all deserve their moment 🌈:

lowkey obsessed with how long that list is. that's a whole group chat, fr fr 😭💀

and that's the page! this one lives in ./drivers/mtd/nand/raw and it's dated October 2026, page name nand_scan_tail(9) — go off, you understood the assignment 🌸🎀

later bestie, slay your NAND scanning 💜✨

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