e1000e_set_pcie_no_snoop(9)
π e1000e_set_pcie_no_snoop
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β yes, that's the whole manual name, and yes, you're gonna read this page and understand it. this one's a tiny little function from the e1000e driver family, and she's serving "one job, done well." no cap. π
β¨ NAME β¨
e1000e_set_pcie_no_snoop β literally just "Set PCI-express capabilities." that's it. that's the whole vibe. π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void e1000e_set_pcie_no_snoop (struct e1000_hw *hw , u32 no_snoop );
notice how she returns void? she's not giving you a result, she's giving you β¨a side effectβ¨. main character energy fr fr.
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
hwβ pointer to the HW structure π this is the hardware-handle bestie, the thing you pass around so the driver knows which NIC we're talking about.no_snoopβ bitmap of snoop events. yes queen, a bitmap β each bit is one of the events. stay with me. π₯
π DESCRIPTION π
so here's the tea, bestie β: this function sets the PCI-express register to snoop for the events that are enabled in no_snoop. that's the description, verbatim-in-spirit, and honestly it's a whole sentence. the no_snoop bitmap is the guest list β whatever events you turned on in there get snooped at the PCI-express register. slay. π«Ά
no error return, no exit status, no signals to catch β she's void, so you get zero receipts. it's giving "do the register write and ghost." π
π SEE ALSO π
the kernel file she lives in, first of all:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.cπ
and then the entire friend group β the whole e1000e/e1000 crew, no one left out, periodt:
e1000e_get_bus_info_pcie(9)e1000_set_lan_id_multi_port_pcie(9)e1000_set_lan_id_single_port(9)e1000_clear_vfta_generic(9)e1000_write_vfta_generic(9)e1000e_init_rx_addrs(9)e1000_check_alt_mac_addr_generic(9)e1000e_rar_set_generic(9)e1000_hash_mc_addr(9)e1000e_update_mc_addr_list_generic(9)e1000e_clear_hw_cntrs_base(9)e1000e_check_for_copper_link(9)e1000e_check_for_fiber_link(9)e1000e_check_for_serdes_link(9)e1000_set_default_fc_generic(9)e1000e_setup_link_generic(9)e1000_commit_fc_settings_generic(9)e1000_poll_fiber_serdes_link_generic(9)e1000e_setup_fiber_serdes_link(9)e1000e_config_collision_dist_generic(9)e1000e_set_fc_watermarks(9)e1000e_force_mac_fc(9)e1000e_config_fc_after_link_up(9)e1000e_get_speed_and_duplex_copper(9)e1000e_get_speed_and_duplex_fiber_serdes(9)e1000e_get_hw_semaphore(9)e1000e_put_hw_semaphore(9)e1000e_get_auto_rd_done(9)e1000e_valid_led_default(9)e1000e_id_led_init_generic(9)e1000e_setup_led_generic(9)e1000e_cleanup_led_generic(9)e1000e_blink_led_generic(9)e1000e_led_on_generic(9)e1000e_led_off_generic(9)e1000e_disable_pcie_master(9)e1000e_reset_adaptive(9)e1000e_update_adaptive(9)
like, that's a lot of siblings, but every single one of them is iconic in her own way. π
ngl there's no WARNINGS section on this page, no BUGS, no RETURN VALUE, no COPYRIGHT line β she's a short queen. don't go looking for lore that isn't there. π
and that's the page, bestie!! π mwah π this lil beauty came out of the Kernel API Manual, source version stamped ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e..., dated October 2026, and answers to the name e1000e_set_pcie_no_snoop(9) β go forth and snoop responsibly β¨π¦π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms