t4_record_mbox(9)
π t4_record_mbox β a Kernel API Manual moment π
okay so bestie, we're in t4_record_mbox(9) territory and honestly? it's giving "quiet little function that does one iconic thing." no cap.
β¨ NAME β¨
t4_record_mbox β record a Firmware Mailbox Command/Reply in the log π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void t4_record_mbox (struct adapter *adapter , const __be64 *cmd ,
unsigned int size , int access , int execute );
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
adapterβ the adapter π«Ά like, the whole vibe we're working with herecmdβ the Firmware Mailbox Command or Reply, lowkey the star of the show πsizeβ command length in bytes, we're counting fr fraccessβ the time (ms) needed to access the Firmware Mailbox β±οΈexecuteβ the time (ms) the command spent being executed, main character energy π
π SEE ALSO π
first up, the actual home turf β this kernel file right here:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
and then. okay. deep breath. the whole friend group π« (all of these are (9) pages, iykyk):
t4_wait_op_done_val(9), t4_set_reg_field(9), t4_read_indirect(9), t4_write_indirect(9), t4_wr_mbox_meat_timeout(9), t4_memory_rw_init(9), t4_memory_update_win(9), t4_memory_rw_residual(9), t4_memory_rw(9), t4_get_regs_len(9), t4_get_regs(9), t4_eeprom_ptov(9), t4_seeprom_wp(9), t4_get_raw_vpd_params(9), t4_get_vpd_params(9), t4_get_pfres(9), sf1_read(9), sf1_write(9), flash_wait_op(9), t4_read_flash(9), t4_write_flash(9), t4_get_fw_version(9), t4_get_bs_version(9), t4_get_tp_version(9), t4_get_exprom_version(9), t4_get_vpd_version(9), t4_get_scfg_version(9), t4_get_version_info(9), t4_dump_version_info(9), t4_check_fw_version(9), t4_flash_erase_sectors(9), t4_flash_cfg_addr(9), t4_load_fw(9), t4_phy_fw_ver(9), t4_load_phy_fw(9), t4_fwcache(9), fwcaps16_to_caps32(9), fwcaps32_to_caps16(9), t4_link_acaps(9), t4_link_l1cfg_core(9), t4_restart_aneg(9), t4_handle_intr_status(9), t4_slow_intr_handler(9), t4_intr_enable(9), t4_intr_disable(9), t4_config_rss_range(9), t4_config_glbl_rss(9), t4_config_vi_rss(9), t4_read_rss(9), t4_tp_fw_ldst_rw(9), t4_tp_indirect_rw(9), t4_tp_pio_read(9), t4_tp_pio_write(9), t4_tp_tm_pio_read(9), t4_tp_mib_read(9), t4_read_rss_key(9), t4_write_rss_key(9), t4_read_rss_pf_config(9), t4_read_rss_vf_config(9), t4_read_rss_pf_map(9), t4_read_rss_pf_mask(9), t4_tp_get_tcp_stats(9), t4_tp_get_err_stats(9), t4_tp_get_cpl_stats(9), t4_tp_get_rdma_stats(9), t4_get_fcoe_stats(9), t4_get_usm_stats(9), t4_read_mtu_tbl(9), t4_read_cong_tbl(9), t4_tp_wr_bits_indirect(9), init_cong_ctrl(9), t4_load_mtus(9), t4_get_chan_txrate(9), t4_set_trace_filter(9), t4_get_trace_filter(9), t4_pmtx_get_stats(9), t4_pmrx_get_stats(9), compute_mps_bg_map(9), t4_get_mps_bg_map(9), t4_get_tp_e2c_map(9), t4_get_tp_ch_map(9), t4_get_port_type_description(9), t4_get_port_stats_offset(9), t4_get_port_stats(9), t4_get_lb_stats(9), t4_mdio_rd(9), t4_mdio_wr(9), t4_sge_decode_idma_state(9), t4_sge_ctxt_flush(9), t4_read_sge_dbqtimers(9), t4_fw_hello(9), t4_fw_bye(9), t4_early_init(9), t4_fw_reset(9), t4_fw_halt(9), t4_fw_restart(9), t4_fw_upgrade(9), t4_fl_pkt_align(9), t4_fixup_host_params(9), t4_fw_initialize(9), t4_query_params_rw(9), t4_set_params_timeout(9), t4_set_params(9), t4_cfg_pfvf(9), t4_alloc_vi(9), t4_free_vi(9), t4_set_rxmode(9), t4_free_encap_mac_filt(9), t4_free_raw_mac_filt(9), t4_alloc_encap_mac_filt(9), t4_alloc_raw_mac_filt(9), t4_alloc_mac_filt(9), t4_free_mac_filt(9), t4_change_mac(9), t4_set_addr_hash(9), t4_enable_vi_params(9), t4_enable_vi(9), t4_enable_pi_params(9), t4_identify_port(9), t4_iq_stop(9), t4_iq_free(9), t4_eth_eq_free(9), t4_ctrl_eq_free(9), t4_ofld_eq_free(9), t4_link_down_rc_str(9), fwcap_to_fwspeed(9), lstatus_to_fwcap(9), t4_handle_get_port_info(9), t4_update_port_info(9), t4_get_link_params(9), t4_handle_fw_rpl(9), init_link_config(9), t4_prep_adapter(9), t4_shutdown_adapter(9), t4_bar2_sge_qregs(9), t4_init_devlog_params(9), t4_init_sge_params(9), t4_init_tp_params(9), t4_filter_field_shift(9), t4_init_portinfo(9), t4_read_cimq_cfg(9), t4_read_cim_ibq(9), t4_read_cim_obq(9), t4_cim_read(9), t4_cim_write(9), t4_cim_read_la(9), t4_tp_read_la(9), t4_idma_monitor_init(9), t4_idma_monitor(9), t4_load_cfg(9), t4_set_vf_mac_acl(9), t4_read_pace_tbl(9), t4_get_tx_sched(9), t4_sge_ctxt_rd_bd(9), t4_i2c_rd(9), t4_set_vlan_acl(9), modify_device_id(9), t4_load_boot(9), t4_flash_bootcfg_addr(9)
like I said. the whole friend group. π but honestly? we love a thorough cross-reference moment. π¦
that's the whole page, bestie π and for the little sign-off β this cutie came out of the source/version line ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio... and it's dated October 2026. slay. πβ¨πΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms