pm8001_ctl_fw_version_show(9)
πΈ pm8001_ctl_fw_version_show β it's in the Kernel API Manual, bestie β¨
okay so picture this: you're deep in pm8001_ctl.c, you need the firmware version, and this little function is literally the main character. It's a sysfs show callback β a read-only shost attribute, periodt. No writing, no drama, just vibes and a version string. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
ssize_t pm8001_ctl_fw_version_show (struct device *cdev , struct
device_attribute *attr , char *buf );
that's the whole signature, copy it exactly, don't @ me π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
cdevβ pointer to embedded class device. like, the device it's attached to, iykyk πattrβ device attribute, and ngl it's unused here. it's just there being decorative. icon behaviour honestly πbufβ the buffer returned. this is where the good stuff goes π¦
π DESCRIPTION π
So basically: it's a sysfs 'read-only' shost attribute. That's the whole description, bestie β read-only, shost, sysfs attribute. No cap, no extra lore. π₯
lowkey obsessed with how short this description is. minimalism ate. π
π SEE ALSO π
the whole squad, fr fr β go read these too:
Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.cpm8001_ctl_mpi_interface_rev_show(9)controller_fatal_error_show(9)pm8001_ctl_ila_version_show(9)pm8001_ctl_inactive_fw_version_show(9)pm8001_ctl_max_out_io_show(9)pm8001_ctl_max_devices_show(9)pm8001_ctl_max_sg_list_show(9)pm8001_ctl_sas_spec_support_show(9)pm8001_ctl_host_sas_address_show(9)pm8001_ctl_logging_level_show(9)pm8001_ctl_aap_log_show(9)pm8001_ctl_ib_queue_log_show(9)pm8001_ctl_ob_queue_log_show(9)pm8001_ctl_bios_version_show(9)event_log_size_show(9)pm8001_ctl_iop_log_show(9)pm8001_ctl_fatal_log_show(9)non_fatal_log_show(9)pm8001_ctl_gsm_log_show(9)ctl_mpi_state_show(9)ctl_hmi_error_show(9)ctl_raae_count_show(9)ctl_iop0_count_show(9)ctl_iop1_count_show(9)
and that's the whole page, bestie!! πβ¨π sign-off time: this lil masterpiece lives in ./drivers/scsi/pm8001, dated October 2026, and it's from the Kernel API Manual (same family as the title up top, you already knew that tho). slay, go read your firmware versions responsibly π¦ππ
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