vme_dma_pattern_attribute(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 vme_dma_pattern_attribute(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the whole "make me a pattern attribute" moment for VME DMA. tiny page, big vibes. let's get into it 💖

✨ NAME ✨

vme_dma_pattern_attribute — creates a "Pattern" type VME DMA list attribute. that's it, that's the whole job. no cap. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct vme_dma_attr * vme_dma_pattern_attribute (u32 pattern , u32 type );

like… it hands you back a struct vme_dma_attr * and it wants exactly two little u32s to do it. slay. ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • pattern — the value that gets used as the pattern. yes, it's the pattern. the pattern is the pattern. we been knew 💅
  • type — the type of pattern you want written. pick your fave, be decisive, main character energy only 👑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what we're doing here is creating a VME DMA list attribute that's all about pattern generation. that's the whole function. it's giving "small but essential" honestly. 🧚

⚠️ important bestie warning: it is the responsibility of the user to free used attributes using vme_dma_free_attribute. the kernel will NOT come clean up after you. that memory is your child now. take care of it. don't leave it at the group chat unread 🙈

🔥 RETURN 🔥

  • on success you get a pointer to the VME DMA attribute 💖
  • on failure? NULL. nothing. void. a little heartbreak 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file is ./drivers/staging/vme_user/vme.c, and honestly the whole friend group is in here — go say hi to all of them 🫶

memory crew:

slave squad:

master gang:

dma besties (our people!!):

irq girlies:

location monitor icons:

misc icons & driver royalty:

okay that's the whole page, you ate that honestly. go free your attributes and hydrate 💅✨

this lil masterpiece comes from source ./drivers/staging/vme_user, stamped October 2026 — mwah, bye bestie 🎀🦋

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