proc_show_config(9)
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proc_show_config(9) β the Kernel API Manual page your bestie has been waiting for
Okay so this is proc_show_config, straight outta the Kernel API Manual, and it's a whole little era. It's short, it's sweet, and the NAME section is genuinely justβ¦ vibes. Let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
proc_show_config β
That's it. That's the whole thing. The dash is there, the description after it is not. Empty. Void. A little gap where the summary should be π« So we're gonna find out what it does from the rest of the page, iykyk.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int proc_show_config (struct seq_file *m , void *v );
That's the whole signature, bestie β it takes two args and hands you back an int. Slay β¨
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
mβ the synthetic file construction data. Yes queen, it's thestruct seq_file *β the thing building the fake file you're reading from πvβ the file iterator. It's avoid *, so it could be literally anything under there, no cap π
π DESCRIPTION π
So what does it actually do? It displays configuration information about the controller. That's the assignment, that's the whole assignment π Lowkey iconic for a function to just do one thing and do it.
ngl this is the entire description β no extra lore, no hidden features, no surprise behaviors. Just config info about the controller, served fresh πΈ
β SEE ALSO β
This list is long long, bestie β drink some water before you scroll π It's all from the kernel file ./drivers/scsi/megaraid.c, and it's a whole friend group:
mega_setup_mailbox(9), mega_runpendq(9), mega_allocate_scb(9), mega_get_ldrv_num(9), mega_build_cmd(9), mega_prepare_passthru(9), mega_prepare_extpassthru(9), issue_scb(9), issue_scb_block(9), megaraid_isr_iomapped(9), megaraid_isr_memmapped(9), mega_cmd_done(9), megaraid_abort_and_reset(9), mega_allocate_inquiry(9), proc_show_stat(9), proc_show_mbox(9), proc_show_rebuild_rate(9), proc_show_battery(9), proc_show_pdrv(9), proc_show_pdrv_ch0(9), proc_show_pdrv_ch1(9), proc_show_pdrv_ch2(9), proc_show_pdrv_ch3(9), proc_show_rdrv(9), proc_show_rdrv_10(9), proc_show_rdrv_20(9), proc_show_rdrv_30(9), proc_show_rdrv_40(9), mega_create_proc_entry(9), mega_init_scb(9), megadev_open(9), megadev_ioctl(9), mega_m_to_n(9), mega_is_bios_enabled(9), mega_enum_raid_scsi(9), mega_get_boot_drv(9), mega_support_random_del(9), mega_support_ext_cdb(9), mega_del_logdrv(9), mega_get_max_sgl(9), mega_support_cluster(9), mega_adapinq(9), mega_internal_dev_inquiry(9), mega_internal_command(9)
Forty-four friends and not a single one left out π That's the energy we're bringing.
And that's the page, babes π§ Shoutout to ./drivers/scsi for hosting this masterpiece, and to October 2026 for being the date on it β main character release window fr fr. Go read the other proc_show_* pages, they're all in the same friend group π«Άβ¨
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