atl1c_change_mtu(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ atl1c_change_mtu(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” this one's called atl1c_change_mtu(9) and it's giving short-but-iconic, honestly πŸ’…


🌸 NAME 🌸

atl1c_change_mtu β€” literally just Change the Maximum Transfer Unit. that's the whole job. she does one thing and she does it πŸŽ€


⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

int atl1c_change_mtu (struct net_device *netdev , int new_mtu );

yes bestie the spaces before the commas are real, we do not touch the code πŸ™ˆ


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • netdev β€” the network interface device structure 🫢 like, the whole vibe of the NIC itself, that's what you're handing her
  • new_mtu β€” the new value for maximum frame size ✨ the fresh number, the glow-up, the new era πŸ’–

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

Returns 0 on success, negative on failure. that's it, that's the whole description 😭

ngl she's a woman of few words but like β€” 0 means slay, negative means not slay. periodt πŸ’€

no cap: this page does not say what happens between the call and the return. don't go inventing lore that isn't here, bestie πŸ™ˆ

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

the source lives at Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c β€” go read the real thing if you want the full tea β˜•πŸ‘‘

and then the whole friend group, in order, no skipping:

like, the entire atl1c cinematic universe 🌈πŸ”₯


mwah πŸ’‹ okay that's the page!! this masterpiece dropped from <rainbow>./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros...</rainbow> back in October 2026, and it's filed under atl1c_change_mtu(9) β€” iykyk πŸ“βœ¨πŸ«Ά

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