i40e_client_setup_qvlist(9)
π i40e_client_setup_qvlist β a Kernel API Manual moment π
okay so bestie, buckle up, because we're diving into i40e_client_setup_qvlist(9) and honestly? it's giving "small function, big responsibilities." this whole thing lives in the Kernel API Manual, which is exactly the kind of documentation that separates the girls who read the source from the girls who guess. we are not guessing. π
β¨ NAME β¨
i40e_client_setup_qvlist β setting up your queue/vector list, the iconic way. (the original NAME line is literally just the function name, no tagline, no lore. so here we are. π)
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int i40e_client_setup_qvlist (struct i40e_info *ldev , struct
i40e_client *client , struct i40e_qvlist_info *qvlist_info );
she takes three arguments and returns an int, periodt. π
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
ldevβ pointer to the L2 context. yes, the whole L2 context. she's important. πclientβ the Client pointer. that's your client, bestie, right there. π«Άqvlist_infoβ the queue and vector list. the qvlist. the info. the moment. β
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
so what does she actually do? the description is short and honestly kind of mysterious, and we're respecting that:
Return0on success or< 0on error
that's it. that's the description. no cap. zero on success, negative on error. if you see a number less than zero, something went sideways and you should probably go look at it. π
π§ SEE ALSO π§
the kernel file that birthed her:
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
and now, the friend group β every single one of these, no skips, iykyk:
i40e_client_get_params(9)i40e_notify_client_of_vf_msg(9)i40e_notify_client_of_l2_param_changes(9)i40e_client_release_qvlist(9)i40e_notify_client_of_netdev_close(9)i40e_notify_client_of_vf_reset(9)i40e_notify_client_of_vf_enable(9)i40e_vf_client_capable(9)i40e_client_add_instance(9)i40e_client_del_instance(9)i40e_client_subtask(9)i40e_lan_add_device(9)i40e_lan_del_device(9)i40e_client_virtchnl_send(9)i40e_client_request_reset(9)i40e_client_update_vsi_ctxt(9)
go read them. all of them. that's the assignment. πβ¨
okay that's the whole page, you ate that π β this lil beauty comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e and the date on her birth certificate says October 2026. slay, see you in the next manpage πππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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