fm10k_mbx_process(9)
π fm10k_mbx_process(9) β a Kernel API Manual moment
okay so bestie, we're in section 9 of the Kernel API Manual today, and the star of the show is fm10k_mbx_process β she processes mailbox interrupts and she does it flawlessly, no cap π
π NAME π
fm10k_mbx_process β Process mailbox interrupt β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
s32 fm10k_mbx_process (struct fm10k_hw *hw , struct fm10k_mbx_info *mbx
);
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
hwβ pointer to hardware structure. yes bestie, the actual hardware, the whole vibe π₯mbxβ pointer to mailbox. her mailbox. her moment π
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does she do? literally this function will process incoming mailbox events and generate mailbox replies. that's it, that's the gig π«Ά
on success she returns a value indicating the number of DWORDs transmitted excluding header β yes, excluding the header, don't count it, she said what she said π β or a negative value on error π
π SEE ALSO π
bestie there is a whole ensemble cast, iykyk. every single one of these icons:
Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.cfm10k_fifo_init(9)fm10k_fifo_used(9)fm10k_fifo_unused(9)fm10k_fifo_empty(9)fm10k_fifo_head_offset(9)fm10k_fifo_tail_offset(9)fm10k_fifo_head_len(9)fm10k_fifo_head_drop(9)fm10k_fifo_drop_all(9)fm10k_mbx_index_len(9)fm10k_mbx_tail_add(9)fm10k_mbx_tail_sub(9)fm10k_mbx_head_add(9)fm10k_mbx_head_sub(9)fm10k_mbx_pushed_tail_len(9)fm10k_fifo_write_copy(9)fm10k_fifo_enqueue(9)fm10k_mbx_validate_msg_size(9)fm10k_mbx_write_copy(9)fm10k_mbx_pull_head(9)fm10k_mbx_read_copy(9)fm10k_mbx_push_tail(9)fm10k_crc_16b(9)fm10k_fifo_crc(9)fm10k_mbx_update_local_crc(9)fm10k_mbx_verify_remote_crc(9)fm10k_mbx_rx_ready(9)fm10k_mbx_tx_ready(9)fm10k_mbx_tx_complete(9)fm10k_mbx_dequeue_rx(9)fm10k_mbx_enqueue_tx(9)fm10k_mbx_read(9)fm10k_mbx_write(9)fm10k_mbx_create_connect_hdr(9)fm10k_mbx_create_data_hdr(9)fm10k_mbx_create_disconnect_hdr(9)fm10k_mbx_create_fake_disconnect_hdr(9)fm10k_mbx_create_error_msg(9)fm10k_mbx_validate_msg_hdr(9)fm10k_mbx_create_reply(9)fm10k_mbx_reset_work(9)fm10k_mbx_update_max_size(9)fm10k_mbx_connect_reset(9)fm10k_mbx_process_connect(9)fm10k_mbx_process_data(9)fm10k_mbx_process_disconnect(9)fm10k_mbx_process_error(9)fm10k_mbx_disconnect(9)fm10k_mbx_connect(9)fm10k_mbx_validate_handlers(9)fm10k_mbx_register_handlers(9)fm10k_pfvf_mbx_init(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_create_data_hdr(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_create_connect_hdr(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_connect_reset(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_connect(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_disconnect(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_validate_fifo_hdr(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_process_error(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_create_error_msg(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_receive(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_transmit(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_create_reply(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_process_reset(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_process_version_1(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_process(9)fm10k_sm_mbx_init(9)
π not a single one skipped. we respect the whole friend group.
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