e1000e_free_rx_resources(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– e1000e_free_rx_resources πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the e1000e_free_rx_resources page from the Kernel API Manual ✨ β€” yes that's the manual name and yes it's giving "deep lore for NIC girlies" πŸŽ€. Sit down, hydrate, and let's get into it.


🌸 NAME 🌸

e1000e_free_rx_resources β€” Free Rx Resources πŸ’…

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void e1000e_free_rx_resources (struct e1000_ring *rx_ring );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • rx_ring β€” Rx descriptor ring πŸ¦‹ (that's the receive-side descriptor ring, the one living its best life holding all the rx descriptors)

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

Free all receive software resources 🌈

like… all of them. the software ones. for receive. periodt πŸ”₯

ngl the description is short but that's the whole flex β€” this function goes in and frees every receive software resource, no more no less πŸ™ˆ

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

The kernel file lives right here, mwah πŸ‘‘:

  • ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c

and here's the whole friend group β€” literally the entire group chat, iykyk πŸ’€πŸŒΈ:


alright that's the page bestie 🫢 one last thing before you close the tab β€” the source path trails off as ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e... and this lil gem is dated October 2026, all wrapped up under the name e1000e_free_rx_resources(9). slay, go free those rx resources πŸ’…β­πŸ’–

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