pdc_model_platform_info(9)
π pdc_model_platform_info(9) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ β yes this is a real man page for a real kernel function, and yes it's pdc_model_platform_info, and yes we're gonna get through it together π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
pdc_model_platform_info β literally just returns the machine's product number and serial number. That's it. That's the whole vibe π
π SYNOPSIS π
int pdc_model_platform_info (char *orig_prod_num , char
*current_prod_num , char *serial_no );
three char * args, one int coming back at you. no cap. β¨
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
orig_prod_numβ the return buffer for the original product number, bestie. it's where the original one goes πcurrent_prod_numβ the return buffer for the current product number. yes, they're different things, keep up πserial_noβ the return buffer for the serial number, iconic, no notes π
β DESCRIPTION β
so what it does is: it returns strings containing the original product number, the current product number, and the serial number of the system. all three, in string form, straight from the machine. it's giving β¨identity crisis but make it firmwareβ¨ fr fr
π SEE ALSO π
this list is long long, bestie, but we do not skip. not one. π€
Kernel file ./arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c f_extend(9), convert_to_wide(9), set_firmware_width(9), pdc_emergency_unlock(9), pdc_add_valid(9), pdc_instr(9), pdc_chassis_info(9), pdc_pat_chassis_send_log(9), pdc_chassis_disp(9), __pdc_cpu_rendezvous(9), pdc_cpu_rendezvous_lock(9), pdc_cpu_rendezvous_unlock(9), pdc_pat_get_PDC_entrypoint(9), pdc_chassis_warn(9), pdc_coproc_cfg(9), pdc_iodc_read(9), pdc_system_map_find_mods(9), pdc_system_map_find_addrs(9), pdc_model_info(9), pdc_model_sysmodel(9), pdc_model_versions(9), pdc_model_cpuid(9), pdc_model_capabilities(9), pdc_cache_info(9), pdc_spaceid_bits(9), pdc_btlb_info(9), pdc_mem_map_hpa(9), pdc_lan_station_id(9), pdc_stable_read(9), pdc_stable_write(9), pdc_stable_get_size(9), pdc_stable_verify_contents(9), pdc_stable_initialize(9), pdc_get_initiator(9), pdc_pci_irt_size(9), pdc_pci_irt(9), pdc_pci_config_read(9), pdc_pci_config_write(9), pdc_tod_read(9), pdc_pim_toc11(9), pdc_pim_toc20(9), pdc_tod_set(9), pdc_iodc_print(9), pdc_iodc_getc(9), pdc_pat_cell_get_number(9), pdc_pat_cell_module(9), pdc_pat_cell_info(9), pdc_pat_cpu_get_number(9), pdc_pat_get_irt_size(9), pdc_pat_get_irt(9), pdc_pat_pd_get_addr_map(9), pdc_pat_pd_get_pdc_revisions(9), pdc_pat_pd_get_platform_counter(9), pdc_pat_io_pci_cfg_read(9), pdc_pat_io_pci_cfg_write(9), pdc_pat_mem_pdt_info(9), pdc_pat_mem_pdt_cell_info(9), pdc_pat_mem_read_cell_pdt(9), pdc_pat_mem_read_pd_pdt(9), pdc_pat_mem_get_dimm_phys_location(9)
seriously, go read the friends too. they're all in the group chat π¬
and that's the page, bestie!! π this one came out of ./arch/parisc/kernel, dated October 2026, and it's filed under pdc_model_platform_info(9) β mwah, go touch some firmware πβ¨π
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