bnx2x_set_channels(9)

💅 bnx2x_set_channels — bestie's guide to setting RSS queues ✨

okay so picture this: you're deep in the bnx2x driver, right, and you need to tell the NIC how many RSS queues it should be running. that's literally this function. it's a lil guy from the Kernel API Manual and it does exactly one thing, but it does it iconically. no cap. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

bnx2x_set_channels — sets the number of RSS queues. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int bnx2x_set_channels (struct net_device *dev , struct ethtool_channels
*channels );

it returns an int, it takes two pointers, she's simple, she's clean, she slays. 🦋

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — the net device. your actual network interface, the main character here. 🫶
• channels — includes the number of queues requested. like, this is where the ask lives. the request is in there, okay?? 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c — that's home base, go read it, it's giving source-of-truth 💖
• bnx2x_read_pages_regs(9)
• bnx2x_get_channels(9)
• bnx2x_change_num_queues(9)

fr fr go check bnx2x_get_channels(9) if you wanna know what the current setup is before you go changing it. read before you write, bestie. that's the rule. 📖✨

and that's the whole page, mwah 💋 this lil writeup is from ./drivers/net/ethernet/broadco... dated October 2026, and yes she's still bnx2x_set_channels(9) at the end of the day. go set some channels, you got this 🧚💜🔥