rave_sp_eeprom_page_access(9)
π rave_sp_eeprom_page_access β like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie π
okay so this is rave_sp_eeprom_page_access(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? she's a little legend. let's get into it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
rave_sp_eeprom_page_access β access a single EEPROM page. one page. that's her whole job. queen behavior π
π SYNOPSIS π
int rave_sp_eeprom_page_access (struct rave_sp_eeprom *eeprom , enum
rave_sp_eeprom_access_type type , unsigned int offset , u8 *data ,
size_t data_len );
like, look at that signature. the way she takes five args and returns an intβ¦ iconic. π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
eepromβ the EEPROM device you wanna access. your main character, fr fr.typeβ the access type to perform (read or write). pick a lane bestie, it's literally one or the other πoffsetβ offset within the EEPROM to access. where in the memory we're hanging out.dataβ data buffer. the vibes go here πdata_lenβ size of the data buffer. gotta tell her how much room she's got.
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
so what does she actually do? this function performs a generic access to a single page or a portion thereof. one page, or just a little slice of it β either way she's got you π«Ά
β οΈ Requested access MUST NOT cross the EEPROM page boundary. no cap, do not do it. stay in your lane, stay in your page. crossing that boundary is not the move π
she returns zero in case of success, or a negative error code in case of failure. zero = slay, negative = something went π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/nvmem/rave-sp-eeprom.c enum rave_sp_eeprom_access_type(9)enum rave_sp_eeprom_header_size(9)struct rave_sp_eeprom_page(9)struct rave_sp_eeprom(9)rave_sp_eeprom_io(9)rave_sp_eeprom_access(9)
like literally go read all of these, they're all connected, iykyk π₯
and that's the whole page bestie!! mwah π this one lives in ./drivers/nvmem, dated October 2026, and the footer still says rave_sp_eeprom_page_access(9) because some things never change. ππ§ββοΈ
bye bye, go forth and don't cross the page boundary!! π
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