pmcraid_probe(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 pmcraid_probe — the pmcraid(9) girlies know

okay so bestie, this is pmcraid_probe, the PCI probe entry pointer for the PMC MaxRAID controller driver ✨ — it's from the kernel API manual (pmcraid(9)), so yeah, we're in kernel-land now 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

pmcraid_probe — the PCI probe entry pointer for the PMC MaxRAID controller driver 💖 (yes that's the whole name, she's literally the front door)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int pmcraid_probe (struct pci_dev *pdev , const struct pci_device_id
       *dev_id );

like, that's the whole signature, no cap 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • pdev — pointer to the pci_dev structure, i.e. the pci device struct she's walking in with 💅
  • dev_id — pointer to the device ids structure, the whole pci_device_id situation 🙈

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So the return value is the moment, okay? 👑

  • returns 0 if the device is claimed and successfully configured — slay, she ate 💖
  • returns a non-zero error code in case of any failure — not slay, but like, honest 😭

that's it, that's the vibe check 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie. buckle up. the kernel file is ./drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c and it comes with the entire friend group 🫶 — every single one of these:

like, the whole squad fr fr 😭💀 go read them, iykyk

🧚 sign-off 🧚

this lil beauty lives in ./drivers/scsi and she's stamped October 2026 — so yeah, future girlie behavior 💅✨ periodt, go touch a MaxRAID controller bestie 🫶🎀

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