qla2x00_fdmi_rprt(9)
π qla2x00_fdmi_rprt π
okay so bestie, welcome to qla2x00_fdmi_rprt β that's a section 9 kernel API page, aka the manual for one very specific little function in the qla2xxx driver. it does RPRT registration. that's the whole vibe. let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
qla2x00_fdmi_rprt β perform RPRT registration. yes literally that's it, that's the job, no notes π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int qla2x00_fdmi_rprt (scsi_qla_host_t *vha , int callopt );
look at her. a whole int return type too. main character energy fr fr β¨
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
vhaβ the HA context π«Ά like, your host adapter's whole situation, passed in as ascsi_qla_host_t *. she needs to know who she's working with, iykyk.calloptβ the option that decides whether you issue the extended or the standard FDMI command parameter. that's the toggle, bestie, pick your flavor π
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does she actually do? returns 0 on success. that's it. that's the description π no cap, that's genuinely all the page says β 0 means slay, you're good. the rest is vibes and the driver doing its thing.
β SEE ALSO β
the whole friend group shows up here, and honestly? iconic. all of these live in the kernel file ./drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c:
qla2x00_prep_ms_iocb(9)qla24xx_prep_ms_iocb(9)qla2x00_prep_ct_req(9)qla2x00_ga_nxt(9)qla2x00_gid_pt(9)qla2x00_gpn_id(9)qla2x00_gnn_id(9)qla2x00_rft_id(9)qla2x00_rff_id(9)qla2x00_rnn_id(9)qla2x00_rsnn_nn(9)qla2x00_prep_sns_cmd(9)qla2x00_sns_ga_nxt(9)qla2x00_sns_gid_pt(9)qla2x00_sns_gpn_id(9)qla2x00_sns_gnn_id(9)qla2x00_sns_rft_id(9)qla2x00_sns_rnn_id(9)qla2x00_mgmt_svr_login(9)qla2x00_prep_ms_fdmi_iocb(9)qla24xx_prep_ms_fdmi_iocb(9)qla2x00_prep_ct_fdmi_req(9)qla2x00_hba_attributes(9)qla2x00_port_attributes(9)qla2x00_fdmi_rhba(9)qla2x00_fdmi_rpa(9)qla2x00_fdmi_register(9)qla2x00_gfpn_id(9)qla2x00_gff_id(9)
like, the entire extended family π take your time, read them all, they're all part of the lore.
π«Ά tiny reminder bestie: the only return behavior documented here is 0 on success. don't go inventing other return codes in your head, that's not in the source and we don't make things up in this house π
and that's the page!! mwah π this gem lives in ./drivers/scsi/qla2xxx and the version/date stamp on it is October 2026 β periodt, go forth and register your RPRT 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