fm10k_tlv_msg_error(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 fm10k_tlv_msg_error(9) 💖

okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual and bestie, it's a short one but it's lowkey important. Let's get into it ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

fm10k_tlv_msg_error — the default handler for unrecognized TLV message IDs. Like, the "hmm, idk her" of TLV message handlers 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

s32 fm10k_tlv_msg_error (struct fm10k_hw *hw , u32 **results , struct
fm10k_mbx_info *mbx );

that's the whole signature, no cap. returns an s32, takes three args. slay.

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — Pointer to hardware structure. literally just the hardware, bestie 💅
  • results — Pointer array to message. and here's the thing: results[0] is the pointer to the message. iykyk 👑
  • mbx — Unused mailbox pointer. yeah it's there, it's vibing, it's not doing anything 🙈

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so fm10k_tlv_msg_error is the default handler for unrecognized messages. at a minimum it just indicates that the message requested was unimplemented 😭

that's it. that's the whole function. it's giving "sorry babe, don't know her" energy and honestly? iconic. main character energy in its purest form 💀✨

ngl, this one's short but it's carrying the whole unrecognized-message situation on its back. respect. 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives right here:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_tlv.c

and it keeps company with the whole TLV friend group 💜:

okay that's a lot of siblings but they're all serving 💅 go read them, they ate 🔥

and that's the page!! 🍓 this gem is sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/f... and dated October 2026 — a whole lil Kernel API Manual moment. mwah, bye bestie 🧚💖

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