i40e_check_enough_queue(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 i40e_check_enough_queue — a Kernel API Manual moment 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for i40e_check_enough_queue(9). yes that's a whole mouthful, but trust me, it's worth it. grab a lil snack 🍓 and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

i40e_check_enough_queue — literally just "find big enough queue number". that's the whole vibe. it checks if you have enough queue, periodt. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int i40e_check_enough_queue (struct i40e_vf *vf , u16 needed );

look at that signature. so clean. so iconic. returns an int, takes two things, we love to see it. 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • vf — pointer to the VF info. it's giving "here's the whole situation, go read it" energy. 🫶
  • needed — the number of items needed. u16, so it's small but mighty, bestie. no cap.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Returns the base item index of the queue, or negative for error.

that's it. that's the function. highkey simple, lowkey essential. if it comes back negative, that's your sign something went sideways — don't ignore it, bestie 😭. otherwise you get the base item index of the queue and you can go live your life. ✨

fr fr, negative = error, so do a vibe check on that return value before you trust it.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

buckle up bb, this list is LONG. it's giving "everyone in the i40e group chat showed up to the party" 🎉. all of these live in the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c:

like. ninety-something functions. main character energy for real. iykyk 💀🔥

and that's the page, bestie!! tysm for reading 🫶 this lil slice of kernel wisdom lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e and it's dated October 2026. mwah 💋✨ go check your queues, queen 👑💜

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