cvm_oct_fill_hw_skbuff(9)

💅 cvm_oct_fill_hw_skbuff — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the function we're stanning is cvm_oct_fill_hw_skbuff. the name is giving "long but worth it" but trust, it's literally just about stocking up a hardware pool with skbuffs. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

cvm_oct_fill_hw_skbuff — fill the supplied hardware pool with skbuffs, no cap 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int cvm_oct_fill_hw_skbuff (int pool , int size , int elements );

like yes, three ints, she's simple, she's iconic 👑

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• pool — the pool you wanna allocate an skbuff for 🎀 like, which pool, bestie, be specific
• size — the size of the buffer the pool needs. this is the "how much room" of it all
• elements — how many buffers you're allocating. the quantity agenda 🌸

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

returns the actual number of buffers allocated. that's it, that's the whole thing — it tells you how many you really got, not how many you asked for. vibe check complete 🫶

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• Kernel file ./drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.c — the main character file, go read her 📁
• cvm_oct_free_hw_skbuff(9) — the cleanup queen 💅
• cvm_oct_fill_hw_memory(9) — same energy, memory edition 🔥
• cvm_oct_free_hw_memory(9) — and her free counterpart, because balance ✨

and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 sourced straight from ./drivers/staging/octeon, dated October 2026, cvm_oct_fill_hw_skbuff(9) and out 💜 mwah 🧚