e1000_setup_rx_resources(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 e1000_setup_rx_resources πŸ’…

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” section 9, kernel dev territory, and this little icon is all about getting your receive-side act together ✨. Grab a strawberry πŸ“, sit down, and let's get into it.


✨ NAME ✨

e1000_setup_rx_resources β€” allocate Rx resources (Descriptors) πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int e1000_setup_rx_resources (struct e1000_adapter *adapter , struct
       e1000_rx_ring *rxdr );

πŸ’– ARGUMENTS πŸ’–

  • adapter β€” the board private structure. yeah, the whole vibe of the nic lives in here πŸ‘‘
  • rxdr β€” the rx descriptor ring (for a specific queue) that we're setting up. literally one queue's worth of ring energy πŸŒ€

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Returns 0 on success, negative on failure. that's it, that's the whole thing β€” no cap 😭. success gets you a happy little 0, and if it goes sideways you get a negative number back. periodt πŸ’…


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

the kernel file lives right here, bestie β€” go read it, it's giving main character energy:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c

and the whole friend group 🫢:


okay that's the whole page, mwah πŸ’‹ β€” this one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e... and it's dated October 2026, still serving e1000_setup_rx_resources(9) realness. go set up those rings, bestie, you're gonna slay πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπŸ’œ

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