i40e_dcbnl_get_cap(9)

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💅 i40e_dcbnl_get_cap(9) — the Kernel API Manual glow-up

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for i40e_dcbnl_get_cap(9). yes the page name is literally the function name, we love a self-titled moment. it's giving main character energy fr fr 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

i40e_dcbnl_get_cap — get the DCBX capabilities of the adapter. that's it, that's the whole vibe check 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

u8 i40e_dcbnl_get_cap (struct net_device *netdev , int capid , u8 *cap
);

like, look at that signature. she's short, she's sweet, she returns a u8. iconic 💅

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • netdev — the corresponding netdev, aka the network device we're talking about. your girl needs to know which adapter bestie 💖
  • capid — the capability type. the what of it all. which capability are we asking about rn 🧚
  • cap — the capability value. this is where the answer goes 🫶

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so basically: return the capability value for a given capability type. lowkey the simplest thing ever — you hand it a capid, it hands you back the value in cap, no cap 💀✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_dcb_nl.c — go read her, she ate 🔥

and the whole friend group, all the sibling functions, in no particular order because we don't rank our friends:

that's a whole group chat worth of functions, and yes you should probably know all of them ✨

🎀 the sign-off 🎀

this masterpiece comes from the source tree ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, and it's filed under i40e_dcbnl_get_cap(9) in the Kernel API Manual. bye bestie, go read the source, ily 💜🦋🍓

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