ntb_peer_db_read_mask(9)

💖 ntb_peer_db_read_mask — Kernel API Manual 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to ntb_peer_db_read_mask(9) 💅 this is your little Kernel API Manual moment for reading the peer doorbell mask, and we’re gonna cover every single detail together, no skipping, periodt. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ntb_peer_db_read_mask — read the peer doorbell mask 🎀

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💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

u64 ntb_peer_db_read_mask (struct ntb_dev *ntb );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ntb — NTB device context. that’s the device context you’re working with, bestie 🫶

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what it does: it reads the peer doorbell mask register and returns the bits that are set 💖

⚠️ this is unusual, and hardware may not support it. like, not every device is gonna have this vibe — don’t assume it works everywhere, fr fr 😭

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🎀 RETURN 🎀

The bits currently set in the peer doorbell mask register. that’s the whole return value, no cap ✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./include/linux/ntb.h 🦋

the whole NTB guest list:

• enum ntb_topo(9)
• enum ntb_speed(9)
• enum ntb_width(9)
• enum ntb_default_port(9)
• struct ntb_client_ops(9)
• struct ntb_ctx_ops(9)
• struct ntb_dev_ops(9)
• struct ntb_client(9)
• struct ntb_dev(9)
• ntb_register_client(9)
• ntb_unregister_client(9)
• ntb_register_device(9)
• ntb_unregister_device(9)
• ntb_set_ctx(9)
• ntb_clear_ctx(9)
• ntb_link_event(9)
• ntb_db_event(9)
• ntb_msg_event(9)
• ntb_default_port_number(9)
• ntb_default_peer_port_count(9)
• ntb_default_peer_port_number(9)
• ntb_default_peer_port_idx(9)
• ntb_port_number(9)
• ntb_peer_port_count(9)
• ntb_peer_port_number(9)
• ntb_logical_port_number(9)
• ntb_peer_logical_port_number(9)
• ntb_peer_port_idx(9)
• ntb_link_is_up(9)
• ntb_link_enable(9)
• ntb_link_disable(9)
• ntb_mw_count(9)
• ntb_mw_get_align(9)
• ntb_mw_set_trans(9)
• ntb_mw_clear_trans(9)
• ntb_peer_mw_count(9)
• ntb_peer_mw_get_addr(9)
• ntb_peer_mw_set_trans(9)
• ntb_peer_mw_clear_trans(9)
• ntb_db_is_unsafe(9)
• ntb_db_valid_mask(9)
• ntb_db_vector_count(9)
• ntb_db_vector_mask(9)
• ntb_db_read(9)
• ntb_db_set(9)
• ntb_db_clear(9)
• ntb_db_read_mask(9)
• ntb_db_set_mask(9)
• ntb_db_clear_mask(9)
• ntb_peer_db_addr(9)
• ntb_peer_db_read(9)
• ntb_peer_db_set(9)
• ntb_peer_db_clear(9)
• ntb_peer_db_set_mask(9)
• ntb_peer_db_clear_mask(9)
• ntb_spad_is_unsafe(9)
• ntb_spad_count(9)
• ntb_spad_read(9)
• ntb_spad_write(9)
• ntb_peer_spad_addr(9)
• ntb_peer_spad_read(9)
• ntb_peer_spad_write(9)
• ntb_msg_count(9)
• ntb_msg_inbits(9)
• ntb_msg_outbits(9)
• ntb_msg_read_sts(9)
• ntb_msg_clear_sts(9)
• ntb_msg_set_mask(9)
• ntb_msg_clear_mask(9)
• ntb_msg_read(9)
• ntb_peer_msg_write(9)
• ntb_get_dma_dev(9)
• ntb_peer_resource_idx(9)
• ntb_peer_highest_mw_idx(9)

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mwah 💋 — this one comes from the ./include/linux source, dated October 2026. 🫶