bnx2x_enable_msi(9)
π bnx2x_enable_msi β a kernel API moment π
okay so welcome to the bnx2x_enable_msi(9) page, straight out of the Kernel API Manual bestie, and we are about to get so cozy with one (1) function π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
bnx2x_enable_msi β lowkey the function that goes "hey OS bestie, can we do msi mode pls" and then updates the internals accordingly so everything stays in sync π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int bnx2x_enable_msi (struct bnx2x *bp );
that's it. that's the whole vibe. returns an int, takes one pointer, iconic behavior honestly β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
bpβ the driver handle π¦ like, this is your whole bnx2x situation in one struct pointer. she's the main character, respect her.
π SEE ALSO π
the way this function has friends π the whole bnx2x extended family showed up, no cap:
the header, aka where the lore lives:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.h
and the entire group chat:
bnx2x_send_unload_req(9)bnx2x_send_unload_done(9)bnx2x__init_func_obj(9)bnx2x_setup_queue(9)bnx2x_setup_leading(9)bnx2x_fw_command(9)bnx2x_initial_phy_init(9)bnx2x_link_set(9)bnx2x_force_link_reset(9)bnx2x_link_test(9)bnx2x_drv_pulse(9)bnx2x_igu_ack_sb(9)bnx2x__link_status_update(9)bnx2x_link_report(9)bnx2x_get_mf_speed(9)bnx2x_msix_sp_int(9)bnx2x_interrupt(9)bnx2x_cnic_notify(9)bnx2x_setup_cnic_irq_info(9)bnx2x_setup_cnic_info(9)bnx2x_int_enable(9)bnx2x_int_disable_sync(9)bnx2x_nic_init_cnic(9)bnx2x_alloc_mem_cnic(9)bnx2x_alloc_mem(9)bnx2x_free_mem_cnic(9)bnx2x_free_mem(9)bnx2x_set_num_queues(9)bnx2x_chip_cleanup(9)bnx2x_acquire_hw_lock(9)bnx2x_release_hw_lock(9)bnx2x_release_leader_lock(9)bnx2x_set_eth_mac(9)bnx2x_sp_event(9)bnx2x_ilt_set_info(9)bnx2x_dcbx_init(9)bnx2x_set_power_state(9)bnx2x_update_max_mf_config(9)bnx2x_enable_msix(9)bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp(9)bnx2x_free_mem_bp(9)bnx2x_change_mtu(9)bnx2x_fcoe_get_wwn(9)bnx2x_tx_timeout(9)bnx2x_tx_disable(9)bnx2x_func_start(9)bnx2x_set_fw_mac_addr(9)bnx2x_get_path_func_num(9)bnx2x_wait_sp_comp(9)bnx2x_set_ctx_validation(9)bnx2x_extract_max_cfg(9)bnx2x_get_iscsi_info(9)bnx2x_link_sync_notify(9)bnx2x_update_drv_flags(9)bnx2x_fill_fw_str(9)bnx2x_set_os_driver_state(9)bnx2x_nvram_read(9)
like. that is a lot of cross-references and every single one of them ate π₯
ngl there are no options, no env vars, no exit statuses on this one β she's a single function with a single job and she does it. keep it simple, keep it slay π§
and that's the page!! π this little cutie came to you from source ./drivers/net/ethernet/broadco..., dated October 2026, and the manual name is bnx2x_enable_msi(9) β go read the bnx2x_cmn.h bestie, ily, bye ππβ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms