STRUCT ISST_IF_MBOX_CMDS(9)
β¨ struct isst_if_mbox_cmds(9) β¨
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual π this one's a struct page, and honestly? it's giving "small but powerful." let's get into it π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
struct isst_if_mbox_cmds β the structure for mailbox commands π¬ like, literally the whole personality is "a bundle of mailbox commands."
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
struct isst_if_mbox_cmds {
__u32 cmd_count;
struct isst_if_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd[1];
};
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π Members π
cmd_countβ how many mailbox commands are chillin' insidembox_cmd[]. it's the count. it counts. iconic behavior honestly π₯mbox_cmdβ holds one or more mbox commands. plural energy in a singular-looking array, iykyk π
π Description π
so here's the tea β β this structure is used with the ioctl ISST_IF_MBOX_COMMAND to send one or more mailbox commands to PUNIT. yes bestie, you read that right, multiple commands at once, efficiency queen π
and the important bit β do NOT sleep on this β the ioctl return value is doing double duty:
- it indicates the number of commands sent β¨, OR
- it gives you the error number if no commands have been sent π
so like... read the return value carefully, okay? it's not just "did it work," it's telling you the whole story π
π§ SEE ALSO π§
the whole friend group, fr fr πΈ the kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/isst_if.h plus these iconic siblings:
struct isst_if_platform_info(9)struct isst_if_cpu_map(9)struct isst_if_cpu_maps(9)struct isst_if_io_reg(9)struct isst_if_io_regs(9)struct isst_if_mbox_cmd(9)struct isst_if_msr_cmd(9)struct isst_if_msr_cmds(9)struct isst_core_power(9)struct isst_clos_param(9)struct isst_if_clos_assoc(9)struct isst_if_clos_assoc_cmds(9)struct isst_tpmi_instance_count(9)struct isst_perf_level_info(9)struct isst_perf_level_control(9)struct isst_perf_feature_control(9)struct isst_perf_level_data_info(9)struct isst_perf_level_fabric_info(9)struct isst_perf_level_cpu_mask(9)struct isst_base_freq_info(9)struct isst_turbo_freq_info(9)
go read all of them, they ate π no cap.
π«Ά quick reminder bestie: read that return value like it's a text from your crush β every number means something π
that's the whole page! π this lil icon came from ./include/uapi/linux, dated October 2026, and it's filed under struct isst_if_mbox_cmds(9). mwah, go forth and mail some boxes π¬β¨π
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