cvm_oct_get_buffer_ptr(9)

✨ cvm_oct_get_buffer_ptr(9) ✨

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the tiniest little function ever but it's lowkey important, so buckle up bestie 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

cvm_oct_get_buffer_ptr — convert packet data address to pointer

like... it takes a hardware address and hands you back a pointer. that's the whole vibe. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void * cvm_oct_get_buffer_ptr (union cvmx_buf_ptr packet_ptr );

no cap, that's the entire signature. void * out, one union cvmx_buf_ptr in. iconic minimalism ✨

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• packet_ptr — the packet data hardware address. yeah, it's a hardware address dressed up as a union cvmx_buf_ptr, don't overthink it 🫶

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Returns Packet buffer pointer.

that's it. that's the description. she's short, she's sweet, she does exactly one (1) thing and she does it well 👑 honestly obsessed with the confidence of a manpage that just says the thing and leaves 😭

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

• Kernel file ./drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h INTERFACE(9), INDEX(9)

go read those if you want the full lore, iykyk 📚

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fr fr bestie, just remember it returns the packet buffer pointer — that's the whole plot 💜

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later babes ✌️ this page came from ./drivers/staging/octeon and it's dated October 2026 — yes, the future said hi, and she slayed 💅💖✨