fbnic_tlv_msg_parse(9)
π fbnic_tlv_msg_parse β the kernel manual, but make it group chat π
okay bestie, so this is the fbnic_tlv_msg_parse page from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's lowkey iconic. it's all about taking a TLV message and running it through parser functions. let's get into it β¨
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int fbnic_tlv_msg_parse (void *opaque , struct fbnic_tlv_msg *msg ,
const struct fbnic_tlv_parser *parser );
like, that's the whole vibe right there π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
opaqueβ the value that gets passed to the parser function so the driver can get access. it's giving "backstage pass" energy πmsgβ the message that's about to be parsed. the main character, fr π¦parserβ the TLV message parser definition. the blueprint, the blueprint, the blueprint β¨
π RETURN π
zero on success, or a negative value on error. so like, 0 = slay, negative = not slay π
π§ DESCRIPTION π§
so here's the tea: it's gonna take a message β a number of message types β via the attribute parsing definitions and the function provided for the parser array. that's literally it. no cap. π
ngl it's a short description but it ate and left no crumbs π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
bestie there's a whole friend group here, and you will be clicking through all of them:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_tlv.c fbnic_tlv_msg_alloc(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_put_flag(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_put_value(9)__fbnic_tlv_attr_put_int(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_put_mac_addr(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_put_string(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_get_unsigned(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_get_signed(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_get_string(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_start(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_stop(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_parse_array(9)fbnic_tlv_attr_parse(9)fbnic_tlv_parser_error(9)fbnic_tlv_test_create(9)fbnic_tlv_parser_test_attr(9)fbnic_tlv_parser_test(9)
periodt. that's the whole cast π
okay that's the page!! tysm for reading, bestie π
this was brought to you from ./drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic, dated October 2026, and it's literally the fbnic_tlv_msg_parse(9) manual. go forth and parse those messages, icon πβ¨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