pdc_pat_mem_...hys_location(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

👑 pdc_pat_mem_get_dimm_phys_location(9) 💅

okay so bestie, we're deep in the Kernel API Manual today — this is page pdc_pat_mem_...hys_location(9) and it's lowkey a whole vibe. it's a PARISC PDC (Processor Dependent Code) thing, iykyk. anyway here's the tea ☕

✨ NAME ✨

pdc_pat_mem_get_dimm_phys_location — literally goes and gets the physical DIMM slot for you, via PAT firmware. that's the whole assignment. slay 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int pdc_pat_mem_get_dimm_phys_location (struct
pdc_pat_mem_phys_mem_location *pret , unsigned long phys_addr );

like, yes, it returns an int. yes, the formatting is doing its own thing. we respect it 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • pret — a ptr to hold the returned information 💖 this is where the answer lands, so make sure it's actually pointing somewhere real, bestie. no cap.
  • phys_addr — the physical address you want to examine 🔍 hand it over and the firmware goes snooping.

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

okay this is the part where the manpage goes full main character energy and tags literally everyone in the group chat. the kernel file lives at ./arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c and here's the entire squad, no one left out, fr fr:

that's sixty whole functions. sixty!! the friend group is huge and honestly we're obsessed 😭💕

ngl if you're here you're probably writing kernel code for PA-RISC hardware, and that's genuinely iconic of you. go get that DIMM slot info, queen 👑

and that's the page!! 💖 it lives in ./arch/parisc/kernel and it's stamped October 2026, so like... future-dated and mysterious and honestly kind of giving time traveler ⭐ bye bestie, drink some water, and may your pret always point somewhere valid 🌈🦋🍓

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