read_nvm_cfg_len(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… read_nvm_cfg_len β€” Kernel API Manual realness

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for read_nvm_cfg_len(9) and honestly it's giving "tiny function, big friend group" energy. let's get into it πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

read_nvm_cfg_len β€” literally just reads an NVM config attribute value. that's the whole vibe. πŸ’–


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int read_nvm_cfg_len (struct qed_dev *cdev , u32 cmd );

like, yes, that's the entire signature. short king behavior fr fr πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

two of em, and they're both important, no cap:

  • cdev β€” the Qed dev pointer. it's the main character of this whole operation, the lil handle to your device. hold it gently 🫢
  • cmd β€” the NVM CFG command id. it's a u32, it tells the function which config thing you're asking about. iykyk ✨

πŸ”₯ RETURN πŸ”₯

returns the config id length β€” that's the slay outcome πŸ’…

but if it goes wrong? it returns 0 on error. so like, don't confuse "zero length" with "everything is fine," bestie, because that 0 is the error signal. read it and weep 😭

lowkey a little unhinged to use 0 as the error value, but that's what the manpage says and i don't make the rules, i just report them πŸ’€

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole extended friend group, in exactly the order the manpage gives them β€” no skipped members, periodt:

like?? that's a whole squad. read_nvm_cfg(9) is the sibling btw, the one without _len β€” go say hi πŸ’œ


and that's the page, bestie ✨ this lil gem lives in ./include/linux/qed and it's stamped October 2026 (yes, a date in the future, don't ask, the manpage said it and i'm not about to argue πŸ™ˆ). mwah, go read some NVM configs, you got this πŸ’–πŸŒŸ

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