fm10k_check_hang_subtask(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… fm10k_check_hang_subtask(9) β€” like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie ✨

okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel, in the Kernel API Manual (that's the manual name, iykyk πŸŽ€), and you've stumbled onto this little icon. let me give you the whole rundown, no cap.


🌸 NAME 🌸

fm10k_check_hang_subtask β€” the girl whose whole job is literally checking for hung queues and dropped interrupts πŸ’€


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void fm10k_check_hang_subtask (struct fm10k_intfc *interface );

she returns void, she takes one arg, she does not miss πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • interface β€” pointer to the device interface structure. that's it, that's the whole argument list, and honestly? she ate.

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

okay so this function is giving dual purpose main character energy β€” she's out here serving two whole purposes at once:

  1. First, she strobes the interrupt lines in order to make certain interrupts are actually occurring. like, hey bestie, are you awake? vibe check πŸ””
  2. Secondly, she sets the bits needed to check for TX hangs. setting bits, doing the work πŸ’…

and as a result? we should immediately determine if a hang has occurred. immediately. periodt. no waiting around 🌈


πŸŽ€ SEE ALSO πŸŽ€

the whole friend group, fr fr β€” the Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c plus all her mutuals:


πŸ’€ friendly reminder: this is kernel space, so play nice β€” she's out here strobing real interrupt lines and flipping real bits, not vibes.

okay that's the whole page!! mwah 🫢 source is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/f... and the date on this baddie is October 2026 β€” go off, calendar queen πŸ“…πŸ‘‘

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from