rte_ether_hdr(3)

💖 NAME 💖

rte_ether_hdr — the lil struct that holds an Ethernet header, bestie

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <rte_ether.h>

🎀 Data Fields

struct rte_ether_addr dst_addr
struct rte_ether_addr src_addr
rte_be16_t ether_type

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🦋 Detailed Description

So basically, rte_ether_hdr is the Ethernet header. It's giving "who am I talking to, who am I, and what kind of frame is this" — because it contains the destination address, the source address and the frame type. That's the whole vibe. That's the entire job.

Definition at line 300 of file rte_ether.h.

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🌸 Field Documentation 🌸

• struct rte_ether_addr dst_addr — the destination address, aka where this frame is heading, the person you're texting. Definition at line 301 of file rte_ether.h.
• struct rte_ether_addr src_addr — the source address, aka who sent it, the "from" on the envelope, your own name in the group chat. Definition at line 302 of file rte_ether.h.
• rte_be16_t ether_type — the frame type, the little tag that says what's inside so nobody has to open it blind. Definition at line 303 of file rte_ether.h.

Also note that rte_be16_t is big-endian network order, so don't just yeet your host-order number in there, okay? 🫶

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👑 Author 👑

Generated automatically by Doxygen for DPDK from the source code. Not a human, not a vibe, just a doc generator doing its thing. 💅

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okay that's the whole page bestie, it's short and iconic, no notes 💖

This was rte_ether_hdr(3) from the Library Functions Manual, and it's DPDK Version 25.11.3 era, so that's the version energy we're running with ✨🦋🎀