STRUCT ISER_DEVICE(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ‘‘ struct iser_device(9) πŸ‘‘

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for struct iser_device β€” it's giving β€œiSER device handle” energy, and yes, every field is about to get its moment πŸ’…


πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

struct iser_device β€” iSER device handle. that's the whole vibe, no cap πŸŽ€


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       struct iser_device {
           struct ib_device             *ib_device;
           struct ib_pd                 *pd;
           struct ib_event_handler      event_handler;
           struct list_head             ig_list;
           int refcount;
        };

🧚 Members 🧚

  • ib_device β€” RDMA device. literally the RDMA device field, bestie 🌸
  • pd β€” Protection Domain for this device. iconic little protection-domain holder 🫢
  • event_handler β€” IB events handle routine. the routine that handles IB events πŸ’«
  • ig_list β€” entry in devices list. it's the devices-list entry, periodt πŸŽ€
  • refcount β€” Reference counter, dominated by open iser connections. so yeah, it counts references, and open iser connections are the main character there πŸ‘‘

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h, plus these very important struct besties:

  • struct iser_data_buf(9)
  • struct iser_mem_reg(9)
  • struct iser_tx_desc(9)
  • struct iser_rx_desc(9)
  • struct iser_login_desc(9)
  • struct iser_reg_resources(9)
  • struct iser_fr_desc(9)
  • struct iser_fr_pool(9)
  • struct ib_conn(9)
  • struct iser_conn(9)
  • struct iscsi_iser_task(9)
  • struct iser_global(9)

sign-off time, bestie: this page lives under source/version ./drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser, dated October 2026, and the footer title is struct iser_device(9). slay, bye πŸ’–βœ¨

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