FwupdPlugin.MeiDevice.read

### Method

# FwupdPlugin MeiDeviceread

#### Declaration [src]

    gboolean
    fu_mei_device_read (
      FuMeiDevice* self,
      guint8* buf,
      gsize bufsz,
      gsize* bytes_read,
      guint timeout_ms,
      GError** error
    )

#### Description [src]

Read raw bytes from the device.

Available since: | 1.8.2

#### Parameters

`buf` | `guint8*`
| Data.
| The argument will be set by the function.
`bufsz` | `gsize`
| Size of `data`.
`bytes_read` | `gsize*`
| Bytes read.
| The argument can be `NULL`.
| The data is owned by the caller of the function.
`timeout_ms` | `guint`
| Timeout.
`error` | `GError **`
| The return location for a `GError*`, or `NULL`.

#### Return value

Returns: | `gboolean`
| `TRUE` for success.