devlink_port_init(9)

✨ NAME ✨

devlink_port_init — Init devlink port. This is the devlink_port_init(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void devlink_port_init (struct devlink *devlink , struct devlink_port
       *devlink_port );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• devlink — devlink. That's the one, bestie 🫶
• devlink_port — devlink port. Yep, the port vibe 💅

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Okay so this function initializes the essential stuff that is needed for functions that may be called before devlink port registration. Iconic little setup moment, no cap ✨

🫶 Optional alert: calling this function is optional, and it's not needed in case the driver does not use such functions. So if that's not your driver's situation, you can literally skip it 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./net/devlink/port.c is right there, and the whole squad is:

• devlink_port_fini(9)
• devl_port_register_with_ops(9)
• devlink_port_register_with_ops(9)
• devl_port_unregister(9)
• devlink_port_unregister(9)
• devlink_port_type_eth_set(9)
• devlink_port_type_ib_set(9)
• devlink_port_type_clear(9)
• devlink_port_attrs_set(9)
• devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(9)
• devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(9)
• devlink_port_attrs_pci_sf_set(9)
• devl_port_fn_devlink_set(9)
• devlink_port_linecard_set(9)

Cute little sign-off: this page's source/version is ./net/devlink, dated October 2026, and it's still serving devlink_port_init(9) realness 💜🎀