cxgb4_reclaim_completed_tx(9)
π cxgb4_reclaim_completed_tx(9) π
Okay bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual and this page is all about cxgb4_reclaim_completed_tx(9) β the "reclaims completed Tx descriptors" girlie. Let's get into it π
πΈ NAME πΈ
cxgb4_reclaim_completed_tx β reclaims completed Tx descriptors. That's the whole name vibe, periodt β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void cxgb4_reclaim_completed_tx (struct adapter *adap , struct sge_txq
*q , bool unmap );
π ARGUMENTS π
adapβ the adapter. Like, the actual adapter in question π«Άqβ the Tx queue to reclaim completed descriptors from π₯unmapβ whether the buffers should be unmapped for DMA π§
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
So what does it do? It reclaims Tx descriptors that the SGE has indicated it has processed, and frees the associated buffers if possible. No cap, that's the core of it π₯
Big important vibe check: it's called with the Tx queue locked. Like, locked locked π Don't forget that part.
π SEE ALSO π
The whole extended friend group lives here β Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c and all these besties:
txq_avail(9)fl_cap(9)fl_starving(9)deferred_unmap_destructor(9)free_tx_desc(9)reclaim_completed_tx(9)free_rx_bufs(9)unmap_rx_buf(9)refill_fl(9)alloc_ring(9)sgl_len(9)flits_to_desc(9)is_eth_imm(9)calc_tx_flits(9)cxgb4_write_sgl(9)cxgb4_ring_tx_db(9)cxgb4_inline_tx_skb(9)t4_sge_eth_txq_egress_update(9)cxgb4_eth_xmit(9)t4vf_is_eth_imm(9)t4vf_calc_tx_flits(9)cxgb4_vf_eth_xmit(9)reclaim_completed_tx_imm(9)cxgb4_ethofld_send_flowc(9)is_imm(9)ctrlq_check_stop(9)ctrl_xmit(9)restart_ctrlq(9)t4_mgmt_tx(9)is_ofld_imm(9)calc_tx_flits_ofld(9)txq_stop_maperr(9)ofldtxq_stop(9)service_ofldq(9)ofld_xmit(9)restart_ofldq(9)skb_txq(9)is_ctrl_pkt(9)t4_ofld_send(9)cxgb4_ofld_send(9)ofld_xmit_direct(9)t4_crypto_send(9)cxgb4_crypto_send(9)cxgb4_pktgl_to_skb(9)t4_pktgl_free(9)cxgb4_sgetim_to_hwtstamp(9)t4_systim_to_hwstamp(9)t4_rx_hststamp(9)t4_tx_hststamp(9)t4_tx_completion_handler(9)t4_ethrx_handler(9)restore_rx_bufs(9)is_new_response(9)rspq_next(9)process_responses(9)napi_rx_handler(9)t4_intr_handler(9)bar2_address(9)t4_sge_alloc_eth_txq(9)t4_free_sge_resources(9)t4_sge_stop(9)t4_sge_init_soft(9)t4_sge_init(9)
Source/version + date from the footer: ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio... β October 2026 β cxgb4_reclaim_completed_tx(9). Bye bestie, go reclaim those descriptors responsibly π«Άπβ¨
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