i40e_aq_update_nvm(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 i40e_aq_update_nvm — the kernel API manual, bestie edition ✨

Okay so this one's from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 (that's the kernel-dev section, iykyk), and the star of the show is i40e_aq_update_nvm. Buckle up 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_aq_update_nvm — and honestly? The original page just… leaves the description empty after the dash. Nothing. Nada. A little mysterious, a little iconic 👑 (the DESCRIPTION section below is where the actual tea is spilled, don't worry).

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int i40e_aq_update_nvm (struct i40e_hw *hw , u8 module_pointer , u32
offset , u16 length , void *data , bool last_command , u8
preservation_flags , struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details );

That's the whole signature, copied character for character — no editing, no vibes-based fixes 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

Eight of them. All of them matter. Let's go 🔥

  • hw — pointer to the hw struct. Your main character struct, fr fr 🫶
  • module_pointer — module pointer location in words from the NVM beginning. Note the units bestie: words, not bytes, okay? 🙈
  • offset — byte offset from the module beginning.
  • length — length of the section to be written (in bytes from the offset).
  • data — command buffer (size [bytes] = length). So like… size it right or it's giving chaos 😭
  • last_command — tells if this is the last command in a series. Are we wrapping up or nah 💀
  • preservation_flags — Preservation mode flags.
  • cmd_details — pointer to command details structure or NULL. NULL is a valid answer here, no cap 🌈

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Update the NVM using the admin queue commands.

That's it. That's the whole description. Short, sweet, ate and left no crumbs 🍓 The whole point of this function is to push NVM updates through the admin queue commands — that's the vibe check it has to pass ⭐

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

First up, the kernel file itself, bestie — go read the source, it's literally right there:

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

And now the friend group. This is a huge squad, every single one of them 💖

That's the whole group chat, no one left on read 🫶

Heads up bestie: the original page doesn't document a return value, error codes, or any caveats — so neither do I. Don't invent lore where there isn't any 🙈

Okay that's the page!! Big shoutout to the source, ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, and this little beauty is dated October 2026 💖 Go update some NVM, you absolute icon 🌟💅✨

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