ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– ethtool_rxfh_indir_default πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” this one's a tiny little function page but it's lowkey iconic for what it does. grab a snack, we're learning about RX flow hash indirection defaults ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

ethtool_rxfh_indir_default β€” get the default value for RX flow hash indirection. that's it, that's the whole job, and it does it beautifully πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

u32 ethtool_rxfh_indir_default (u32 index , u32 n_rx_rings );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • index β€” the index in the RX flow hash indirection table πŸ—‚οΈ (yes, that table, you know the one)
  • n_rx_rings β€” the number of RX rings to use 🌈

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does this lil cutie actually do? it provides the default policy for RX flow hash indirection. like, when nobody's told the kernel how to spread things out, this is the vibe it goes with. main character energy honestly πŸ‘‘


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

okay this is the part where the page just spills the whole friend group, no cap. all of these live in the Kernel file ./include/linux/ethtool.h 🐧:

like, the whole squad showed up. read them all, iykyk 🫢


ngl, that's the entire page β€” no warnings, no exit statuses, no bugs, no env vars. sometimes a manpage is just short and sweet, and that's fr fr valid πŸ“

mwah πŸ’‹ this page lives in ./include/linux, and its version is dated October 2026 β€” so like, future vibes only. bye bestie, go read those ethtool structs! πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπŸ’–

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