rdma_cap_opa_ah(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– rdma_cap_opa_ah(9) πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to the rdma_cap_opa_ah(9) page from the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one is short, sweet, and very β€œdoes this port have the OPA Address handle vibe?” 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

rdma_cap_opa_ah β€” checks if the port of a device supports OPA Address handles πŸ’…

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool rdma_cap_opa_ah (struct ib_device *device , u32 port_num );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • device β€” the device to check πŸ–₯️
  • port_num β€” the port number to check πŸ”’

πŸ’… RETURN πŸ’…

Returns true if we’re running on an OPA device which supports the extended OPA addressing. That’s the whole mood: true for that exact situation, no cap 😌

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

Kernel file: ./include/rdma/ib_verbs.h πŸ“ and here’s the full squad, every single one β€” no skipping, bestie:


petition to thank the source/version ./include/rdma and the date October 2026 for this rdma_cap_opa_ah(9) moment β€” bye bestie, go check those OPA Address handles πŸ’–πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹

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