i40e_aq_queue_shutdown(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 i40e_aq_queue_shutdown — a Kernel API Manual moment 💖

okay so before we even start: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie. it lives with its friends in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, and we're about to get into it. buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

i40e_aq_queue_shutdown — (yes, that's literally it, the description is a mystery, she's mysterious like that 💅)

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int i40e_aq_queue_shutdown (struct i40e_hw *hw , bool unloading );

that's the whole vibe. one function, two args, no notes. 🦋

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the hw struct. it's giving "here's the hardware, go nuts" ✨
  • unloading — a bool that says whether the driver is unloading itself. like, is the driver leaving leaving? 😭

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so what does she actually do? she tells the Firmware that we're shutting down the AdminQ — and she also lets the firmware know whether the driver is unloading as well (that's your unloading flag doing its little main-character thing 💅).

that's it. that's the whole function. honest, direct, iconic. no cap. 👑

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

okay this section is long and she ate, no crumbs. here's the entire friend group, every single one, in order:

and the source file to go peek at: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c 🫶

okay that's the whole page, bestie! 🧚 and for the cute sign-off: this one's stamped October 2026 and it comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e — that's the source/version, mwah 💋 go shut down that AdminQ responsibly, love u, bye! 💖✨🌈

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