fbnic_probe(9)

✨ NAME ✨

fbnic_probe — Device Initialization Routine

okay so this is the fbnic_probe(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about getting a PCI device initialized. bestie, it's giving setup era 🎀

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🛠️ SYNOPSIS 🛠️

int fbnic_probe (struct pci_dev *pdev , const struct pci_device_id *ent
);

that's the exact signature, periodt 💅

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

two little besties walk in:

• pdev — PCI device information struct
• ent — entry in fbnic_pci_tbl

periodt.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so the vibe is: this routine initializes a PCI device identified by a pci_dev structure. The OS initialization happens, the adapter private structure gets configured, and a hardware reset occurs. it's giving full setup energy, no cap ✨

🌟 RETURN 🌟

it returns 0 on success, negative on failure.

that's the whole return situation, fr fr 🫶

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_pci.c
• fbnic_remove(9)
• fbnic_init_module(9)
• fbnic_exit_module(9)

go read these too, iykyk 👑

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mwah 💋 this fbnic_probe(9) page's source/version is ./drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic, and the date is October 2026 — source/version and date, delivered with main character energy 🌈