The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
add_to_page_cache_locked – add a locked page to the pagecache Synopsis int add_to_page_cache_locked(struct page *page, struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t offset, gfp_t gfp_mask); Arguments page page to add mapping the page’s address_space offset page index gfp_mask page allocation mode Description This function is used to add a page to the pagecache. It must be locked. This function…
add_page_wait_queue – Add an arbitrary waiter to a page’s wait queue Synopsis void add_page_wait_queue(struct page *page, wait_queue_t *waiter); Arguments page Page defining the wait queue of interest waiter Waiter to add to the queue Description Add an arbitrary waiter to the wait queue for the nominated page. Copyright
add_marker_len – compute the length of the marker in data area Synopsis u32 add_marker_len(struct nand_bbt_descr * td); Arguments td BBT descriptor used for computation Description The length will be 0 if the marker is located in OOB area. Author Thomas Gleixner <tglx [at] linutronix.de> Author. Copyright
acct_process – Synopsis void acct_process(void); Arguments void no arguments Description handles process accounting for an exiting task Copyright
acct_collect – collect accounting information into pacct_struct Synopsis void acct_collect(long exitcode, int group_dead); Arguments exitcode task exit code group_dead not 0, if this thread is the last one in the process. Copyright
absent_pages_in_range – Return number of page frames in holes within a range Synopsis unsigned long absent_pages_in_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn); Arguments start_pfn The start PFN to start searching for holes end_pfn The end PFN to stop searching for holes Description It returns the number of pages frames in memory holes within a range. Copyright
ablkcipher_request_set_tfm – update cipher handle reference in request Synopsis void ablkcipher_request_set_tfm(struct ablkcipher_request *req, struct crypto_ablkcipher *tfm); Arguments req request handle to be modified tfm cipher handle that shall be added to the request handle Description Allow the caller to replace the existing ablkcipher handle in the request data structure with a different one. Authors Stephan…
ablkcipher_request_set_crypt – set data buffers Synopsis void ablkcipher_request_set_crypt(struct ablkcipher_request *req, struct scatterlist *src, struct scatterlist *dst, unsigned int nbytes, void *iv); Arguments req request handle src source scatter / gather list dst destination scatter / gather list nbytes number of bytes to process from src iv IV for the cipher operation which must comply with…
ablkcipher_request_set_callback – set asynchronous callback function Synopsis void ablkcipher_request_set_callback(struct ablkcipher_request *req, u32 flags, crypto_completion_t compl, void *data); Arguments req request handle flags specify zero or an ORing of the flags CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG the request queue may back log and increase the wait queue beyond the initial maximum size; CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP the request processing may sleep compl callback…
ablkcipher_request_free – zeroize and free request data structure Synopsis void ablkcipher_request_free(struct ablkcipher_request *req); Arguments req request data structure cipher handle to be freed Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de> Author. Copyright
ablkcipher_request_alloc – allocate request data structure Synopsis struct ablkcipher_request *ablkcipher_request_alloc(struct crypto_ablkcipher *tfm, gfp_t gfp); Arguments tfm cipher handle to be registered with the request gfp memory allocation flag that is handed to kmalloc by the API call. Description Allocate the request data structure that must be used with the ablkcipher encrypt and decrypt API calls….
USB_VENDOR_AND_INTERFACE_INFO – describe a specific usb vendor with a class of usb interfaces Synopsis USB_VENDOR_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(vend, cl, sc, pr); Arguments vend the 16 bit USB Vendor ID cl bInterfaceClass value sc bInterfaceSubClass value pr bInterfaceProtocol value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific vendor with a specific class of…
USB_INTERFACE_INFO – macro used to describe a class of usb interfaces Synopsis USB_INTERFACE_INFO(cl, sc, pr); Arguments cl bInterfaceClass value sc bInterfaceSubClass value pr bInterfaceProtocol value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific class of interfaces. Copyright
USB_DEVICE_VER – describe a specific usb device with a version range Synopsis USB_DEVICE_VER(vend, prod, lo, hi); Arguments vend the 16 bit USB Vendor ID prod the 16 bit USB Product ID lo the bcdDevice_lo value hi the bcdDevice_hi value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific device, with…
USB_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL – describe a usb device with a specific interface protocol Synopsis USB_DEVICE_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL(vend, prod, pr); Arguments vend the 16 bit USB Vendor ID prod the 16 bit USB Product ID pr bInterfaceProtocol value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific interface protocol of devices. Copyright
USB_DEVICE_INTERFACE_NUMBER – describe a usb device with a specific interface number Synopsis USB_DEVICE_INTERFACE_NUMBER(vend, prod, num); Arguments vend the 16 bit USB Vendor ID prod the 16 bit USB Product ID num bInterfaceNumber value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific interface number of devices. Copyright
USB_DEVICE_INTERFACE_CLASS – describe a usb device with a specific interface class Synopsis USB_DEVICE_INTERFACE_CLASS(vend, prod, cl); Arguments vend the 16 bit USB Vendor ID prod the 16 bit USB Product ID cl bInterfaceClass value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific interface class of devices. Copyright
USB_DEVICE_INFO – macro used to describe a class of usb devices Synopsis USB_DEVICE_INFO(cl, sc, pr); Arguments cl bDeviceClass value sc bDeviceSubClass value pr bDeviceProtocol value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific class of devices. Copyright
USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO – describe a specific usb device with a class of usb interfaces Synopsis USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(vend, prod, cl, sc, pr); Arguments vend the 16 bit USB Vendor ID prod the 16 bit USB Product ID cl bInterfaceClass value sc bInterfaceSubClass value pr bInterfaceProtocol value Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches…
USB_DEVICE – macro used to describe a specific usb device Synopsis USB_DEVICE(vend, prod); Arguments vend the 16 bit USB Vendor ID prod the 16 bit USB Product ID Description This macro is used to create a struct usb_device_id that matches a specific device. Copyright