rsi_read_pkt(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– rsi_read_pkt(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ β€” this little page is all about rsi_read_pkt, and honestly? It's giving "small function, big job" energy. Let's get into it 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

rsi_read_pkt β€” literally the function that reads frames from the card. That's it. That's the whole vibe check πŸ’…


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int rsi_read_pkt (struct rsi_common *common , u8 *rx_pkt , s32
rcv_pkt_len );

no cap, three args, returns an int. Let's break it down πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • common β€” pointer to the driver private structure. like, the driver's whole personality lives in there πŸ’œ
  • rx_pkt β€” the received pkt. the actual packet, the main character 🌟
  • rcv_pkt_len β€” the received pkt length. and here's the tea β˜•: in case of USB it is 0. fr fr, zero. don't come for me, that's just how it is πŸ™ˆ

πŸ¦‹ RETURN πŸ¦‹

  • 0 on success πŸŽ‰ slay
  • -1 on failure 😭 it happens to the best of us

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

iykyk β€” go read those next, they're all connected 🧚


ok that's the whole page!! every flag, every arg, every return value, all of it, preserved and blessed πŸ’–

and that's a wrap bestie πŸ“ this gem lives under ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi and it's dated October 2026 β€” periodt, go read some kernel source πŸ’…βœ¨

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