hns_mac_change_vf_addr(9)

💅 hns_mac_change_vf_addr(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a lil function that literally changes a vf mac address, no cap. it's giving "small function, big responsibilities" energy 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

hns_mac_change_vf_addr — change vf mac address 💫

like... that's it. that's the whole vibe. it changes the MAC address of a VF. iconic behavior honestly 👑

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int hns_mac_change_vf_addr (struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb , u32 vmid , const
char *addr );

she takes three things and returns an int, periodt 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• mac_cb — the mac device 🫶 like, the whole device situation you're working with
• vmid — the vmid 🌈 yes bestie, it's exactly what it sounds like
• addr — the mac address 📬 the one you're swapping in

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the kernel file lives right here, go look, iykyk:

./drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c

and here's the whole friend group, all linked up 💖:

• hns_mac_need_adjust_link(9)
• hns_mac_get_inner_port_num(9)
• hns_mac_port_config_bc_en(9)
• hns_mac_vm_config_bc_en(9)
• hns_mac_get_autoneg(9)
• hns_mac_get_pauseparam(9)
• hns_mac_set_autoneg(9)
• hns_mac_set_pauseparam(9)
• hns_mac_init_ex(9)
• hns_mac_get_info(9)
• hns_mac_get_mode(9)
• hns_mac_get_cfg(9)
• hns_mac_init(9)

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lowkey a full squad of hns_mac_* functions and they ALL made the list. main character energy from every single one 🧚

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and that's the page, bestie!! 🍓 this cutie came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/hisilic... and is dated October 2026 — go forth and change those vf mac addresses, you got this 💜🔥