dpsw_if_get_counter(9)

💅 dpsw_if_get_counter — the one where you grab ONE specific counter off ONE specific interface

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this page is dpsw_if_get_counter(9) and it's literally the "hey can I peek at that counter on that interface" call. narrow, specific, does exactly one thing. we love a focused icon 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

dpsw_if_get_counter — Get specific counter of particular interface 💖

like. it gets a counter. a specific one. of a particular interface. no cap, the name is the whole vibe.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int dpsw_if_get_counter (struct fsl_mc_io *mc_io , u32 cmd_flags , u16
token , u16 if_id , enum dpsw_counter type , u64 *counter );

six arguments. count 'em. she's thorough 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• mc_io — Pointer to MC portal's I/O object. yeah it's the portal handle, you know the drill by now 🫶
• cmd_flags — Command flags; one or more of 'MC_CMD_FLAG_'. flags on flags on flags.
• token — Token of DPSW object. that's your object token, keep it safe bestie.
• if_id — Interface Identifier. which interface we're snooping on 👀
• type — Counter type. this is the enum dpsw_counter situation — the actual "which counter" of it all.
• counter — return value. yes, it's literally named counter and it is a u64 *. the results go here 📥

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

Completion status. '0' on Success; Error code otherwise.

so like — zero means slay, anything else means something went sideways and you get an error code instead 😭 not ambiguous. we stan.

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpsw.c — aka where the actual source lives, go read it iykyk 📖

the whole friend group, in order:

• dpsw_open(9), dpsw_close(9), dpsw_enable(9), dpsw_disable(9), dpsw_reset(9)
• dpsw_set_irq_enable(9), dpsw_set_irq_mask(9), dpsw_get_irq_status(9), dpsw_clear_irq_status(9)
• dpsw_get_attributes(9)
• dpsw_if_set_link_cfg(9), dpsw_if_get_link_state(9)
• dpsw_if_set_tci(9), dpsw_if_get_tci(9)
• dpsw_if_set_stp(9)
• dpsw_if_enable(9), dpsw_if_disable(9)
• dpsw_if_get_attributes(9)
• dpsw_if_set_max_frame_length(9)
• dpsw_vlan_add(9), dpsw_vlan_add_if(9), dpsw_vlan_add_if_untagged(9), dpsw_vlan_remove_if(9), dpsw_vlan_remove_if_untagged(9), dpsw_vlan_remove(9)
• dpsw_fdb_add(9), dpsw_fdb_remove(9), dpsw_fdb_add_unicast(9), dpsw_fdb_dump(9), dpsw_fdb_remove_unicast(9), dpsw_fdb_add_multicast(9), dpsw_fdb_remove_multicast(9)
• dpsw_ctrl_if_get_attributes(9), dpsw_ctrl_if_set_pools(9), dpsw_ctrl_if_set_queue(9)
• dpsw_get_api_version(9)
• dpsw_if_get_port_mac_addr(9)
• dpsw_ctrl_if_enable(9), dpsw_ctrl_if_disable(9)
• dpsw_set_egress_flood(9)
• dpsw_if_set_learning_mode(9)
• dpsw_acl_add(9), dpsw_acl_remove(9), dpsw_acl_add_if(9), dpsw_acl_remove_if(9), dpsw_acl_prepare_entry_cfg(9), dpsw_acl_add_entry(9), dpsw_acl_remove_entry(9)
• dpsw_set_reflection_if(9), dpsw_if_add_reflection(9), dpsw_if_remove_reflection(9)
• dpsw_lag_set(9), dpsw_if_set_lag_state(9)

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okay that's the whole page, you ate that 💅✨

and a little sign-off moment for the credits: this cutie comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/freesca... and it's dated October 2026 🗓️ — go forth and count your counters, bestie 💖🦋🌸