STRUCT IWL_FW_INI_REGION_FIFOS(9)
π struct iwl_fw_ini_region_fifos π
okay bestie, quick vibe check β this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and we're about to get into struct iwl_fw_ini_region_fifos, no cap. It's a little struct, it's giving "small but mighty," and it's literally the blueprint for reading Tx/Rx fifos. let's go π
β¨ NAME β¨
struct iwl_fw_ini_region_fifos β the configuration situation that tells the kernel how to read Tx/Rx fifos. that's it, that's the whole name, slay π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
struct iwl_fw_ini_region_fifos {
__le32 fid[2];
__le32 hdr_only;
__le32 offset;
};
look at her. three members, all __le32, all iconic. π
π¦ Members π¦
fidβ the fifos ids array, fr fr. it's__le32 fid[2], and it's used to determine what fifos to collect. think of it as the "which ones, bestie?" field π«Άhdr_onlyβ if this is non zero, you collect only the registers. that's the whole rule, no cap. zero = go off, non-zero = headers only, periodt πoffsetβ the offset that gets added to the registers addresses. so like, the little nudge to your addresses. iconic behavior, honestly β¨
π§ SEE ALSO π§
okay so this struct does NOT exist in a vacuum, and the kernel file that holds all the lore is:
Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/api/dbg-tlv.h
and then the whole friend group, alphabetically-ish, in the order the page gives them:
struct iwl_fw_ini_hcmd(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_header(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_addr_size(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_region_dev_addr_range(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_region_dev_addr(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_region_err_table(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_region_special_device_memory(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_region_internal_buffer(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_region_tlv(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_debug_info_tlv(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_allocation_tlv(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_trigger_tlv(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_hcmd_tlv(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_addr_val(9)struct iwl_fw_ini_conf_set_tlv(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_config_set_type(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_allocation_id(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_buffer_location(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_region_type(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_time_point(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_trigger_apply_policy(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_trigger_reset_fw_policy(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_dump_policy(9)enum iwl_fw_ini_dump_type(9)
that's the entire squad. go read them, iyk yk ππ
ngl bestie, if you're touchingfid[2],hdr_onlyoroffsetwithout reading the structs around them, that's not main character energy β that's chaos energy. read the SEE ALSO. do it for me. π
β¨ that's the whole page β¨ β brought to you by ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and filed under struct iwl_f...region_fifos(9). mwah, ily, go read your kernel headers ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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