STRUCT IO_BDT(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to struct io_bdt(9) in the Kernel API Manual — literally the page for the I/O buffer destricptor table. Grab a strawberry 🍓 and let's get into it.

💖 NAME 💖

struct io_bdt - I/O buffer destricptor table. Yes, “destricptor” is exactly what the page says, and we are not touching it 💅.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       struct io_bdt {
           struct iscsi_bd *bd_tbl;
           dma_addr_t bd_tbl_dma;
           u16 bd_valid;
        };

🫶 Members 🫶

• bd_tbl — the BD table's virtual address ✨
• bd_tbl_dma — the BD table's dma address 💫
• bd_valid — num valid BD entries 👑

🌸 Description 🌸

IO BD table. That's it, that's the description — short, sweet, main character energy 💅.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i.h has the lore, plus these iconic structs:

• struct generic_pdu_resc(9)
• struct bd_resc_page(9)
• struct bnx2i_conn(9)
• struct iscsi_cid_queue(9)
• struct bnx2i_hba(9)
• struct qp_info(9)
• struct bnx2i_endpoint(9)

mwah 💋 this page's source/version is ./drivers/scsi/bnx2i, it's dated October 2026, and the manual page is struct io_bdt(9) — periodt. byeee 🎀