proc_show_stat(9)
π proc_show_stat(9) β from the Kernel API Manual, bestie β¨
okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's about one tiny little function in the megaraid driver. she's short, she's sweet, she shows you stats. let's get into it π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
proc_show_stat β and that's it. literally that's the whole vibe. the original page just says the function name and then a dash and then... nothing else π no description in the NAME section, no cap. she's mysterious. she's giving main character energy with zero backstory π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int proc_show_stat (struct seq_file *m , void *v );
that's the whole signature, copied exactly, character for character, because we do NOT mess with code in this house π
π ARGUMENTS π
mβ the synthetic file construction data π οΈ this is thestruct seq_file *situation, i.e. the thing that's building the fake file you're reading from. she's the stage manager, she sets everything up.vβ the file iterator π thevoid *that's like "okay which position in the file are we at right now". lowkey just a cursor with a job.
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
so what does she actually do? she displays statistical information about the I/O activity πβ¨ that's it, that's the whole plot. she's the one who pulls up the numbers on all the I/O happening out there so you can see them. iconic behaviour, honestly. no drama, no side quests, just stats π
π SEE ALSO π
okay bestie, buckle up, because this list is LONG and we are NOT skipping a single one of them π every single reference, right here, in order:
- kernel file
./drivers/scsi/megaraid.c 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_config(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)
like I said. she has a lot of friends. iykyk π
ngl the whole megaraid family is a whole ecosystem and proc_show_stat(9) is just one little butterfly in it π¦ go read the others if you want the full lore.
and that's the page, bestie π this little gem lives in ./drivers/scsi, it's dated October 2026, and it's filed under proc_show_stat(9) in the Kernel API Manual. mwah, go forth and read your stats ππβ¨
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