qla4xxx_set_chap(9)

✨ qla4xxx_set_chap(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one's a little function from the qla4xxx world and honestly? it's giving "set up your CHAP creds and go" energy. let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

qla4xxx_set_chap — make a chap entry at the given index 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int qla4xxx_set_chap (struct scsi_qla_host *ha , char *username , char
*password , uint16_t idx , int bidi );

like, yes, it returns an int, and yes, those are all the args 🫶

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ha — pointer to the adapter structure, your main character fr
• username — the CHAP username you wanna set 👑
• password — the CHAP password you wanna set 🔐 (no peeking)
• idx — the CHAP index at which to make the entry 📍
• bidi — the type of chap entry, i.e. chap_in or chap_out 🔁

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what it does: it creates a chap entry at the given index, using all the info you just handed it ✨ lowkey simple, highkey important. that's the whole vibe 💖

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⚠️ NOTE ⚠️

bestie pls read this one 🙈 — the caller should acquire the chap lock before getting here. not optional, not a suggestion, it's literally the note. lock first, then call. periodt 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives right here, go peek:

• Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c

and the whole friend group 🫶:

• qla4xxx_is_intr_poll_mode(9), qla4xxx_mailbox_command(9), qla4xxx_get_minidump_template(9), qla4xxx_req_template_size(9), qla4xxx_initialize_fw_cb(9), qla4xxx_get_dhcp_ip_address(9), qla4xxx_get_firmware_state(9), qla4xxx_get_firmware_status(9), qla4xxx_set_ddb_entry(9), qla4xxx_get_crash_record(9), qla4xxx_get_conn_event_log(9), qla4xxx_abort_task(9), qla4xxx_reset_lun(9), qla4xxx_reset_target(9), qla4xxx_about_firmware(9), qla4xxx_get_chap_index(9), qla4_84xx_extend_idc_tmo(9), qla4_8xxx_set_param(9), qla4_83xx_post_idc_ack(9)

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and that's the whole page bestie, ily, go forth and CHAP responsibly 💖✨

sign-off szn 🎀 this iconic lil page comes from ./drivers/scsi/qla4xxx, dated October 2026, and it's literally qla4xxx_set_chap(9) — no cap 🫶💅