atl2_setup_ring_resources(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… atl2_setup_ring_resources(9)

okay so bestie, this page lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's all about one lil function that does A LOT. buckle up πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

atl2_setup_ring_resources β€” allocate Tx / RX descriptor resources πŸ¦‹

like, it's the girl who books the venue and sets up the tables before the party even starts, no cap.


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

s32 atl2_setup_ring_resources (struct atl2_adapter *adapter );

that's the whole signature, copy it exactly, don't be cute with it πŸ’–


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • adapter β€” the board private structure πŸ’… that's the only thing she takes, and honestly she doesn't need anything else.

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

Return 0 on success, negative on failure. that's it. that's the whole description, she's a simple icon πŸ‘‘

so like β€” 0 means she ate and everything's good ✨, and anything negative means something went sideways 😭. check your return value, i'm begging 🫢


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

bestie the friend group is LARGE, here's everyone in it πŸ’œ

ngl, if you're reading this page you probably also want atl2_free_ring_resources(9) β€” she's the cleanup bestie, the one who takes the decorations down after. iconic duo fr fr 🌈

mwah πŸ’‹ that's the page. it came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros... and it's dated October 2026 β€” so yeah, she's from the future, main character energy only πŸ‘‘βœ¨πŸŽ€

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