i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🎀 NAME 🎀

Bestie, this is i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(9), and the manual name is Kernel API Manual — yes, section 9, we love a kernel-API era. The actual NAME line is basically:

i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(9) —

There's no description after the dash in the original, so the dash is just standing there serving mysterious main-character energy. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Here's the exact signature, copied character for character because we do not mess with code:

int i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf (struct i40e_hw *hw , u16 vfid , u32 v_opcode
, u32 v_retval , u8 *msg , u16 msglen , struct i40e_asq_cmd_details
*cmd_details );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

Every single argument, in order, zero skips:

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure. Your hardware home base. 🛠️
  • vfid — VF id to send msg. Like, which VF is getting the msg.
  • v_opcode — opcodes for VF-PF communication. The VF-PF communication opcodes live here.
  • v_retval — return error code. That's the error code coming back.
  • msg — pointer to the msg buffer. The message buffer is right there.
  • msglen — msg length. Gotta know how long the msg is.
  • cmd_details — pointer to command details. Command details, pointer edition.

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

The original description is literally just send msg to vf — short, sweet, and sending a msg to a vf. The synopsis says it returns an int, so that's the return type. No extra lore on this page, bestie, and we're not inventing any. 🦋

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file to peek at:

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

And the whole sister-function lineup, every reference preserved:

Okay, cute little sign-off time: source/version is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, date is October 2026, and the star of the page is i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(9). Bye bestie, go send that msg to that vf. 💖✨

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