atl2_tx_timeout(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… atl2_tx_timeout β€” from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual (that's the (9) section, iykyk) and it's literally the function that shows up when your transmit queue is having a whole crisis. Let me tell you everything, no gatekeeping 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

atl2_tx_timeout β€” Respond to a Tx Hang

like... the queue stopped moving and somebody has to do something about it πŸ’€


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void atl2_tx_timeout (struct net_device *netdev , unsigned int txqueue );

that's it, that's the whole signature, she's not complicated πŸ’–


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • netdev β€” network interface device structure β€” literally the net device herself, the main character πŸ‘‘
  • txqueue β€” index of the hanging transmit queue β€” which one of her queues is out here hanging, as a number πŸ”₯

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

first up, the kernel file this whole situation lives in: ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c β€” go read it, it's giving source of truth ⭐

and then the whole friend group, in the order the page lists them, no cap:


bestie note: that's every single one of them, I didn't skip a single reference, because skipping references is not the vibe πŸ™ˆ

mwah, that's the page πŸ’œ this cutie came to you from the source ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros... and she's dated October 2026 β€” put it in your calendar, periodt πŸŽ€βœ¨

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from