sym2_io_slot_reset(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 sym2_io_slot_reset(9) 💅

okay so we're in the Kernel API Manual and this page is all about sym2_io_slot_reset(9) — yes bestie, the whole function, the whole vibe, the whole card-restart situation. 🫶✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

sym2_io_slot_reset — called when the pci bus has been reset. That's the gig, and it's lowkey iconic in its simplicity. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pci_ers_result_t sym2_io_slot_reset (struct pci_dev *pdev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • pdev — pointer to PCI device. Like, it's literally the pointer to the PCI device, no cap. 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so the description is giving brevity queen: restart the card from scratch. That's it. That's the whole plot. Clean slate, full reset, card goes back to square one. 💅🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Go peek at the kernel file ./drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c for the lore, and then check these faves:

xoxo, source/version ./drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2, dated October 2026, signed sym2_io_slot_reset(9) 💜✨

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