try_start_dim_transfer(9)
π try_start_dim_transfer(9) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ β this is the page for try_start_dim_transfer, and it is literally the friend that volunteers to move your stuff when you're finally ready. no cap.
πΈ NAME πΈ
try_start_dim_transfer β the "hey, wanna try to transfer a buffer on a channel?" girlie π«Ά
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int try_start_dim_transfer (struct hdm_channel *hdm_ch );
that's it. that's the whole summoning ritual. one argument, returns an int. simple. elegant. iconic. π
π ARGUMENTS π
hdm_chβ channel specific data π like, it's the data that belongs to this particular channel, that's the whole vibe
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
so here's the tea β: this function transfers a buffer from pending_list β but only if the channel is ready. it's giving "i'll do it, but only when the time is right" main character energy π
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no channel readiness? no transfer. the buffer just sits there in pending_list waiting its turn. patient. poised. lowkey obsessed with timing. π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the whole friend group π«Ά β go check these out:
- Kernel file
./drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.cβstruct hdm_channel(9) dimcb_on_error(9)deliver_netinfo_thread(9)retrieve_netinfo(9)service_done_flag(9)dim2_ahb_isr(9)complete_all_mbos(9)configure_channel(9)enqueue(9)request_netinfo(9)poison_channel(9)get_dim2_clk_speed(9)dim2_remove(9)
like, iykyk β that's the entire squad, no cap π
okay that's the whole page bestie, you ate that π go forth and transfer those buffers only when the channel says it's ready, fr fr π§
sign-off time π this little masterpiece lives in ./drivers/staging/most/dim2, it's dated October 2026, and it is β say it with me β try_start_dim_transfer(9) β slay. periodt. π
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