STRUCT INV_ICM42600_FIFO(9)
π struct inv_icm42600_fifo(9) π
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β this is the page for struct inv_icm42600_fifo, and it's literally the whole vibe-holding container for the FIFO state variables of the inv_icm42600 driver. yes it's as niche as it sounds and yes we're gonna slay it anyway π
β¨ NAME β¨
struct inv_icm42600_fifo β FIFO state variables. that's it, that's the whole name, iconic brevity π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
here's the struct in all its glory, copy it exactly, don't touch a single character:
struct inv_icm42600_fifo {
unsigned int on;
unsigned int en;
u32 period;
struct {
unsigned int gyro;
unsigned int accel;
unsigned int eff_gyro;
unsigned int eff_accel;
unsigned int value;
} watermark;
size_t count;
struct {
size_t gyro;
size_t accel;
size_t total;
} nb;
u8 data[2080];
};
look at those nested structs. she's structured. she's organized. she ate π₯
π¦ Members π¦
onβ the reference counter for FIFO on. like, how many things are currently keeping the FIFO alive. main character energy for a counter honestly β¨enβ the bits field ofINV_ICM42600_SENSOR_*for the FIFO EN bits. yep, those bits, that field, this member. no cap π«Άperiodβ the FIFO internal period. it's au32, it's a period, it's internal. we love a lowkey simple field πwatermarkβ the watermark configuration values for accel and gyro. this is the nested struct withgyro,accel,eff_gyro,eff_accel, andvalueinside β all five, bestie, we're not skipping any πcountβ the number of bytes in the FIFO data buffer. it's asize_t, it counts bytes, that's the whole job πnbβ the gyro, accel and total samples in the FIFO data buffer. another nested struct:gyro,accel, andtotal. three fields, all present, all accounted for πΈdataβ the FIFO data buffer, aligned for DMA. it'su8 data[2080], which is 2kB + 32 bytes of read cache. yes, 2080, exactly, don't round it bestie π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file:
./drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.hβ go read it, it's giving "required reading" π
ngl this whole page is one struct and seven members, but that's the assignment and we did it. periodt. π
and that's a wrap bestie!! π§ this little masterpiece comes from ./drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600 (that's the source, right there) and it's dated October 2026 β so it's from the future, which honestly explains the aesthetic β mwah, see you in the next manpage ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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