fman_get_qman_channel_id(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… fman_get_qman_channel_id(9) β€” the kernel API manual, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, welcome to section 9 of the kernel API manual, the one and only fman_get_qman_channel_id page πŸŽ€ this is the little lookup helper that speaks QMan, and I'm gonna walk you through it like we're on facetime, no cap ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

fman_get_qman_channel_id β€”

ngl the NAME section is literally just the function name and then… nothing 😭 the description slot is giving empty. void. a blank bio. we move πŸ’…

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u32 fman_get_qman_channel_id (struct fman *fman , u32 port_id );

that's the whole signature, character for character, don't come for me 🫢


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • fman β€” a pointer to the FMan device πŸ’– like, the actual FMan struct, hand it over
  • port_id β€” the port id πŸŽ€ yes that's it, that's the whole parameter. short and iconic

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

okay so what does it do: it gets the QMan channel ID associated to the port id πŸ‘‘

you give it a port id, it gives you back the matching QMan channel ID. that's the vibe check and it passes ✨ no hidden lore, no extra steps, it's giving one-job-wonder and honestly? obsessed.


⭐ RETURN ⭐

returns the QMan channel ID πŸ’œ that's the whole return value, no error code drama, no secret sentinel, just the channel ID and goodbye 😌


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

if you're gonna poke around, start with the kernel file it lives in, fr fr:

like a whole friend group of FMan helpers, and every single one of them is invited to the group chat 🫢✨


πŸŽ€ friendly reminder: this page is documented as the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β€” driver/kernel-adjacent manpages, not your "how do I ls" energy. iykyk πŸ’…

and that's the page!! mwah πŸ’‹ this cutie came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/freesca... (yes the source string got truncated in the footer, not my fault, blame the page 😭) and it's dated October 2026 ⭐ she's from the future, she's serving, periodt πŸŒΈπŸ¦‹πŸ’–

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