hinic_register_vf_mbox_cb(9)
π hinic_register_vf_mbox_cb(9) π
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ β this one's a lil function from the Huawei hinic driver family, and it's literally the "hey, call me back" button for VF mailbox stuff π
πΈ NAME πΈ
hinic_register_vf_mbox_cb β register mbox callback for vf π
like, you're signing a callback up to handle mailbox messages for a VF, no cap π«Ά
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int hinic_register_vf_mbox_cb (struct hinic_hwdev *hwdev , enum
hinic_mod_type mod , hinic_vf_mbox_cb callback );
that's the whole vibe check right there π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
hwdevβ the pointer to hw device π₯οΈ (the hardware device in question, bestie)modβ specific mod that the callback will handle π― (the exact mod this callback is signed up for)callbackβ callback function π (the actual function that gets called, iykyk)
π RETURN π
0 - success, negative - failure π
so like, zero is the slay outcome, and anything negative is giving "it didn't work" π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_mbox.cπ β the main character file itself, go read it fr fr hinic_register_pf_mbox_cb(9)πhinic_unregister_pf_mbox_cb(9)π§hinic_unregister_vf_mbox_cb(9)π
bestie reminder: these are all related mbox callback friends β registering and unregistering, PF edition and VF edition. the whole squad π«Ά
and that's the page!! π this lil beauty comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/... and is dated October 2026 β so yeah, it's giving future icon, we stan βππ¦ periodt β¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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