svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(9) β€” like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie

okay so picture this: it's the Kernel API Manual, the star of the show is svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(9), and she is here to tell you everything about handling an incoming backchannel Reply. no gatekeeping, we're getting into it 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply β€” bestie, this one processes an incoming backchannel Reply. that's the whole vibe. it takes the Reply and it handles it. iconic behavior, honestly πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

void svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply (struct svc_rqst *rqstp , struct
svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *rctxt );

notice the void? she returns nothing. she just does. main character energy fr fr πŸ’œ


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • rqstp β€” the resources for handling the Reply. think of it as the little backpack of context the call gets to carry around β€” everything it needs to actually deal with the thing πŸŽ’
  • rctxt β€” the Received message itself. yes ma'am, this is the actual message that showed up. the guest of honor at the party πŸŽ‰
ngl there's only two arguments and both of them matter, so don't get cute and skip one πŸ™ˆ

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • the Kernel file ./net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c β€” go read the source, it's giving "the real documentation was the code we read along the way" ✨
  • xprt_rdma_bc_send_request(9) β€” the sibling page, because sending and receiving are two halves of the same slay πŸ’…

and that's the whole page, bestie β€” no cap, every single line accounted for πŸ“

sign-off time: this little gem lives under ./net/sunrpc/xprtrdma, it's dated October 2026, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual β€” svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(9), forever and always. mwah πŸ’–πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

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