STRUCT IWL_FW_INI_ERROR_DUMP_HEADER(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump_header(9) πŸ’…

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump_header β€” the header for an ini region dump. yes i know, the name is a whole mouthful, but stay with me, it's actually so good 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump_header β€” ini region dump header. that's it, that's the whole vibe πŸŽ€


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's the whole thing, character for character, no cap:

struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump_header {
    __le32 version;
    __le32 region_id;
    __le32 num_of_ranges;
    __le32 name_len;
    u8 name[IWL_FW_INI_MAX_NAME];
 };

πŸ¦‹ Members πŸ¦‹

okay so now the fun part, the members, one by one, no skipping πŸ’–

  • version β€” the dump version. that's it. that's the whole glow-up ✨
  • region_id β€” the id of the region πŸ‘‘
  • num_of_ranges β€” how many ranges live in this region. count 'em πŸ”₯
  • name_len β€” the number of bytes allocated to the name string of this region. bytes, bestie, not vibes 😭
  • name β€” the name of the region. iconic, honestly πŸŽ€

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

this list is a lot, and i mean a LOT β€” but we don't gatekeep around here, so here's every single one of them, in order, exactly as given, mwah πŸ’…

first up, the source: the Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/error-dump.h πŸ“

then the whole friend group:

  • enum iwl_fw_error_dump_type(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_data(9)
  • struct iwl_dump_file_name_info(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_file(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_txcmd(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_fifo(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_info(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_fw_mon(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_smem_cfg(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_prph(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_mem(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump_data(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_dump_file_hdr(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_fifo_hdr(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump_range(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_error_dump_register(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_dump_cfg_name(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_err_table_dump(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_rb(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_monitor_dump(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_ini_special_device_memory(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_paging(9)
  • iwl_fw_error_next_data(9)
  • enum iwl_fw_dbg_trigger(9)
  • struct iwl_fw_error_dump_trigger_desc(9)

like. twenty-seven entries. main character energy for a cross-reference section, honestly 😭🫢

lowkey a little reminder: this whole page is just describing the struct β€” none of it is doing anything on its own, so don't come for me if you were expecting lore πŸ’€

βœ¨πŸ’– and that's the page, bestie πŸ’–βœ¨

this masterpiece dropped in October 2026, lives under ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... in the source tree, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual β€” you got this, go dump those errors slay πŸ’…πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹

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