sci_remote_..._remote_node(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so this is sci_remote_..._remote_node(9) from the Kernel API Manual bestie, and the star of the show is sci_remote_node_table_allocate_single_remote_node — literally the function that goes and grabs you one (1) single remote node 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u16 sci_remote_node_table_allocate_single_remote_node (struct
       sci_remote_node_table *remote_node_table , u32 group_table_index );

that's the whole signature, no cap — copy it exactly, she's picky about her types 🫶

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • remote_node_table — the remote node table you're pulling a remote node out of. like, this is the source, the vibe, the place where all the nodes live 🏠
  • group_table_index — the group index that gets used for the search. it tells the function which table to go digging in 🔍

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this method will allocate a single RNi from the remote node table ✨ the table index is what determines which remote node group table gets searched. and here's the thing — this search may fail, and if it does you can just specify another group node table instead 🔁 the function is designed to let you search the available single remote node group all the way up to the triple remote node group. iykyk, it's giving "hunt for a spot, escalate if needed" energy 💀

if an entry is found in the specified table, the remote node is removed and the remote node groups get updated 👑

and what do you get back? the RNi value, or an invalid remote node context if an RNi can't be found. so like, check your return value bestie, don't just vibe and assume 🙈

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

like, the whole friend group fr fr — go say hi to all of them 🫶🌈

💀 reminder: if the search fails in the table you picked, that's not the end of the world, you're allowed to point it at another group node table. that's literally the design. slay.

and that's the page!! brought to you by ./drivers/scsi/isci, dated October 2026, from the Kernel API Manual — mwah, ily, go allocate responsibly 💖✨🎀

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