pmcraid_ioa_reset(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 pmcraid_ioa_reset(9) — Kernel API Manual, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, we're deep in the kernel API manual rn, and this page is about pmcraid_ioa_reset — like, the whole IOA reset situation. buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

pmcraid_ioa_reset — the implementation of the IOA reset logic. that's it, that's the vibe. she resets. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void pmcraid_ioa_reset (struct pmcraid_cmd *cmd );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • cmd — pointer to the cmd block that gets used for the entire reset process. one block, the whole ride. she's committed 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so this function right here does most of the steps required for an IOA reset. like, she's the main character of the reset arc, no cap ✨

who even calls her tho? ok so the callers are:

  • user threads (modprobe/insmod/rmmod)
  • the timer
  • the tasklet
  • the midlayer's, all synchronized using the host lock 🔒

and here's the cute detail: all the various functions that get called during the reset process share a single command block, and the pointer to that block is also stored in the adapter instance structure. one block to rule them all, iykyk 💀

Return Value: None. she does the work, she doesn't return the receipts 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c, and honestly the whole friend group shows up here. every single one of these, in order, periodt:

and that's the whole page bestie!! 🌈 this one came from ./drivers/scsi and it's dated October 2026, so like… future icons only 💜🦋 mwah, go reset something responsibly 🎀✨

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