omap_write_page_bch(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 omap_write_page_bch(9) — like, the whole kernel API manual, bestie

okay so real talk, this page is from the Kernel API Manual and honestly it's giving "niche but iconic" — we're talking about omap_write_page_bch, a function that writes an entire page with BCH ecc. no cap, it does exactly what it says on the tin 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

omap_write_page_bch — the BCH ecc based write page function, and yes it handles the entire page bestie, not just a lil slice 🍓

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int omap_write_page_bch (struct nand_chip *chip , const uint8_t *buf ,
int oob_required , int page );

look at that signature. she's gorgeous. she takes four things and returns an int, periodt 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • chip — nand chip info structure. like, the whole info situation for the chip. she needs her context, okay? 👑
  • buf — data buffer. this is where the actual data lives, the main character of the operation ✨
  • oob_required — must write chip->oob_poi to OOB. so if this flag's doing its thing, you gotta push chip->oob_poi over to the OOB area. that's the rule, fr fr 🫶
  • page — page. that's it. that's the argument. it's the page 💀 (iconic minimalism honestly)

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

so this is a custom write page method — and the way that it evolved specifically to support multi sector writing in one shot?? obsessed. one shot, many sectors, no extra trips. that's the vibe 😭🔥

tl;dr: it's a bespoke write-page path, built up over time so it can write multiple sectors in a single go. chef's kiss. 🧚

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole friend group, in the kernel file ./drivers/mtd/nand/raw/omap2.c:

like, go read those too. the lore is deep 🦋

💖 btw bestie — this whole page lives under ./drivers/mtd/nand/raw, dated October 2026, and the page's own name is omap_write_page_bch(9). slay. that's the sign-off. mwah 💋 ✨
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