xilinx_dpdma...it_no_ostand(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… xilinx_dpdma_chan_wait_no_ostand β€” the Kernel API Manual page, bestie edition πŸŽ€

okay so this is from the Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is xilinx_dpdma_chan_wait_no_ostand. yes it's a long name. no we're not scared of it. let's go ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

xilinx_dpdma_chan_wait_no_ostand β€” literally just sitting there and waiting for the no outstanding irq. that's the whole job. she waits. 🫢


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int xilinx_dpdma_chan_wait_no_ostand (struct xilinx_dpdma_chan *chan );

πŸ’– ARGUMENTS πŸ’–

  • chan β€” the DPDMA channel. that's it, that's the whole argument. one (1) channel, no notes πŸ’…

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so what she does is wait for the no outstanding transaction interrupt. lowkey a vibe, highkey important.

and here's the tea: this function can sleep for 50ms. so like… don't call her from somewhere she's not allowed to nap, iykyk. 😴


πŸ”₯ RETURN πŸ”₯

  • 0 on success β€” slay, we're done, everything's chill ✨
  • -ETIMEOUT on failure β€” for time out. she waited, nobody came, it's giving ghosted 😭
  • or the error code from wait_event_interruptible_timeout β€” whatever that hands back, she passes it straight to you. no filter, fr fr

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, in order, no one left out πŸ‘‘


ngl bestie, if you only remember one thing: she waits, she can sleep for 50ms, and she will absolutely hand you -ETIMEOUT if the interrupt never shows. periodt. πŸ’€

mwah, that's the page 🫢 this little number lives in ./drivers/dma/xilinx, and it's stamped October 2026 β€” so go forth, call your channels, and remember who told you πŸ’œ

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