e1000_read_mbx_vf(9)

💌 e1000_read_mbx_vf(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie

Okay so first things first, the manual we're living in rn is called Kernel API Manual and this page is all about e1000_read_mbx_vf(9). Yes queen, we're reading mailboxes today. 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

e1000_read_mbx_vf — reads a message from the inbox intended for VF 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

s32 e1000_read_mbx_vf (struct e1000_hw *hw , u32 *msg , u16 size );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• hw — pointer to the HW structure, the main character of this whole operation tbh 💖
• msg — the message buffer, aka where the tea gets stored 🍓
• size — length of the buffer, gotta know how much room we're working with ✨

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

returns SUCCESS if it successfully read message from buffer. Periodt. That's the vibe check — it worked, you get SUCCESS. 🎉

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/mbx.c — go read it, iykyk 🤓

• e1000_poll_for_msg(9)
• e1000_poll_for_ack(9)
• e1000_read_posted_mbx(9)
• e1000_write_posted_mbx(9)
• e1000_read_v2p_mailbox(9)
• e1000_check_for_bit_vf(9)
• e1000_check_for_msg_vf(9)
• e1000_check_for_ack_vf(9)
• e1000_check_for_rst_vf(9)
• e1000_obtain_mbx_lock_vf(9)
• e1000_write_mbx_vf(9)
• e1000_init_mbx_params_vf(9)

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Source/version line goes a lil like ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and the footer is just her name again: e1000_read_mbx_vf(9). Iconic. 🫶🎀