qla4xxx_mark...ices_missing(9)
π qla4xxx_mark_all_devices_missing(9) β from the Kernel API Manual, bestie π
okay so we're in the kernel docs, specifically the Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is qla4xxx_mark_all_devices_missing(9). yes the header up top got cut off with ... β that's just the man page being dramatic, it's the same function, iykyk β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
qla4xxx_mark_all_devices_missing β marks all the devices as missing. every single one. not a vibe, but sometimes necessary π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void qla4xxx_mark_all_devices_missing (struct scsi_qla_host *ha );
it returns void, so likeβ¦ it gives nothing back. no tea, no results, just does the thing and dips π
π ARGUMENTS π
haβ pointer to the host adapter structure. that's your entry point, bestie, everything happens through it π«Ά
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
so what this routine actually does: it marks a device missing and resets the relogin retry count. that's the whole job. it's giving "cleanup era" β no cap, it's a short one π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
okay this list is LONG, like genuinely iconic levels of long. it lives in the kernel file ./drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c, and here's every single sibling function, keep scrolling bestie:
qla4xxx_create_chap_list(9)qla4xxx_find_free_chap_index(9)qla4xxx_set_chap_entry(9)qla4xxx_queuecommand(9)qla4xxx_mem_free(9)qla4xxx_mem_alloc(9)qla4_8xxx_check_temp(9)qla4_8xxx_check_fw_alive(9)qla4_8xxx_watchdog(9)qla4xxx_timer(9)qla4xxx_cmd_wait(9)qla4xxx_soft_reset(9)qla4xxx_abort_active_cmds(9)qla4xxx_recover_adapter(9)qla4xxx_do_dpc(9)qla4xxx_free_adapter(9)qla4xxx_get_bidi_chap(9)qla4xxx_check_existing_isid(9)qla4xxx_update_isid(9)qla4xxx_should_update_isid(9)qla4xxx_is_flash_ddb_exists(9)qla4xxx_remove_failed_ddb(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_is_non_persistent(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_tgt_create(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_add(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_apply(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_login(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_logout_sid(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_logout(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_set_param(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_delete(9)qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_export(9)qla4xxx_build_ddb_list(9)qla4xxx_wait_login_resp_boot_tgt(9)qla4xxx_probe_adapter(9)qla4xxx_prevent_other_port_reinit(9)qla4xxx_remove_adapter(9)qla4xxx_config_dma_addressing(9)qla4xxx_del_from_active_array(9)qla4xxx_eh_wait_on_command(9)qla4xxx_wait_for_hba_online(9)qla4xxx_eh_wait_for_commands(9)qla4xxx_eh_abort(9)qla4xxx_eh_device_reset(9)qla4xxx_eh_target_reset(9)qla4xxx_is_eh_active(9)qla4xxx_eh_host_reset(9)qla4xxx_pci_mmio_enabled(9)
forty-six of them. FORTY-SIX. we ate, honestly π
and that's the whole page, bestie π this one came out of ./drivers/scsi/qla4xxx, dated October 2026, and yeah β that's the footer, folded in all cute like you asked. now go mark some devices missing, slay πβπ
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