scsi_vpd_inquiry(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 scsi_vpd_inquiry(9) 🌸

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie — this page is all about scsi_vpd_inquiry, and it's literally the “ask the device for a VPD page” helper. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

scsi_vpd_inquiry — request a device provide us with a VPD page. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int scsi_vpd_inquiry (struct scsi_device *sdev , unsigned char *buffer ,
       u8 page , unsigned len );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • sdev — the device to ask. like, your main character device. 👑
  • buffer — where to put the result. that's the lil landing spot. 🍓
  • page — which Vital Product Data to return. yes, the VPD page choice. ✨
  • len — the length of the buffer. keep it accurate, bestie. 📏

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so real talk: this is an internal helper function. you probably want to use scsi_get_vpd_page instead — that's the one the docs are gently nudging you toward. 🙈

it returns the size of the vpd page on success, or a negative error number. that's the whole return vibe. 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/scsi.c is listed too, and here's the whole squad:

mwah 💋 — sign-off time: scsi_vpd_inquiry(9) says source/version is ./drivers/scsi, dated October 2026. slay, bye! 🧚

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