qla2x00_prep...t_type0_iocb(9)

💅 qla2x00_prep_cont_type0_iocb(9) — a kernel API manual page, bestie

okay so this is a section 9 kernel API manual page, and the function it's about is literally called qla2x00_prep_cont_type0_iocb. yes it's a mouthful. no we're not pronouncing it out loud. let's go 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

qla2x00_prep_cont_type0_iocb — Initialize a Continuation Type 0 IOCB. that's the whole job. one (1) job. iconic honestly 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

cont_entry_t * qla2x00_prep_cont_type0_iocb (struct scsi_qla_host *vha
);

so it hands you back a cont_entry_t *, and it takes exactly one thing. no more, no less. lowkey refreshing 😌

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• vha — HA context. that's the vibe. that's the input. that's it, that's the argument 🫶

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

bestie it does what it says on the tin: Returns a pointer to the Continuation Type 0 IOCB packet. that's the entire description. no secret bonus behaviour, no hidden lore, no cap. it preps the thing and gives you the pointer. periodt ✨

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

first up, the actual source, go read it:

• Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c

and now the whole friend group, the entire squad, every single one of these bad boys is a (9) ref and every single one stays on the list 😤 no skips, no cuts:

• qla2x00_get_cmd_direction(9)
• qla2x00_calc_iocbs_32(9)
• qla2x00_calc_iocbs_64(9)
• qla2x00_prep_cont_type1_iocb(9)
• qla2x00_build_scsi_iocbs_64(9)
• qla2x00_start_scsi(9)
• qla2x00_start_iocbs(9)
• __qla2x00_marker(9)
• qla24xx_build_scsi_iocbs(9)
• qla24xx_build_scsi_crc_2_iocbs(9)
• qla24xx_start_scsi(9)
• qla24xx_dif_start_scsi(9)
• qla2xxx_start_scsi_mq(9)
• qla2xxx_dif_start_scsi_mq(9)
• qla_start_scsi_type6(9)
• qla2900_prep_cont_type1_iocb(9)
• qla29xx_build_scsi_type_6_iocbs(9)
• qla29xx_build_scsi_iocbs(9)
• qla29xx_build_scsi_crc_2_iocbs(9)
• qla29xx_copy_dif_iocb_data(9)

like, look at all those 2xxx and 24xx and 29xx variants. a whole family reunion fr fr 🌈

ngl if you're reading this page hoping for structure fields or return-value drama — this is the whole page, bestie. it's short. it's giving minimalist. respect it 💀

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kisses, this page lives in ./drivers/scsi/qla2xxx and it's dated October 2026 — manual section qla2xxx_prep...t_type0_iocb(9)… okay it's qla2x00_prep...t_type0_iocb(9), the truncation is canon and we love her anyway 💜 bye bestie, go prep those IOCBs 🧚‍♀️✨