i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — yes we're in the deep kernel lore now, and honestly? iconic of you to be here. This page is all about i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit from the i40e driver, and it's literally the little admin-queue call that sets how much bandwidth a VSI is allowed to eat. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit — Configure VSI BW Limit</p> 🎀 that's the whole vibe. you're telling the firmware "hey girly, this VSI gets this many BW credits, mwah."

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit (struct i40e_hw *hw , u16 seid , u16
credit , u8 max_credit , struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details );

it returns an int, bestie — classic. 👑

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

okay so here's the cast of characters, and every single one of them matters:

  • hw — pointer to the hw struct 🫶 like, the whole hardware situation. hand it over and let it cook.
  • seid — the VSI seid. that's your girl's ID, the one you're limiting. iykyk.
  • credit — BW limit credits, and listen: 0 = disabled. literally turning the limit off. 🙈
  • max_credit — Max BW limit credits. the ceiling of the ceiling. the final boss of credits.
  • cmd_details — pointer to the command details structure, or NULL. your choice, main character. NULL is valid, we don't judge. 💅

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole squad, fr fr. first up, the kernel file where this lives:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c

and now the full friend group — every one of these, in order, no skips, because we do not leave anyone out:

bestie, real talk: that cross-reference list is long, but every single one of those pages is a real one and skipping any of them would be a crime. go read them. or don't. but they're there. 💀

and that's the page!! 🧚 source: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, page i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit(9). mwah, go configure some BW limits, you absolute legend 👑💖

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