ntb_peer_spad_read(9)

💅 ntb_peer_spad_read(9) — Kernel API Manual ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ntb_peer_spad_read — read the peer scratchpad register

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u32 ntb_peer_spad_read (struct ntb_dev *ntb , int pidx , int sidx );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ntb — the NTB device context, aka the whole vibe you're working inside 💖
• pidx — the port index of the peer device, like the little address of your bestie's port 🌈
• sidx — the scratchpad index, which slot you're looking at 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Read the peer scratchpad register, and return the value. that's it, that's the whole thing. you go in with a device, a peer port index, and a scratchpad index, and you get the value back. no cap, it's that simple 💅✨

⭐ RETURN ⭐

The value of the peer scratchpad register. literally just the value, bestie 🫶

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

Kernel file ./include/linux/ntb.h

• 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_read_mask(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_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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