i40e_dcbnl_setdcbx(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ i40e_dcbnl_setdcbx(9) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual πŸ’… this one's a lil function from the i40e drivers corner of the kernel, and honestly? she's serving "set the required DCBx capability." short queen. πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_dcbnl_setdcbx β€” set required DCBx capability ✨


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

u8 i40e_dcbnl_setdcbx (struct net_device *netdev , u8 mode );

like, that's the whole signature. no notes. 🫢


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • netdev β€” the corresponding netdev, i.e. the network device she's doing this lil glow-up on πŸ’–
  • mode β€” the new DCB mode, and it's giving managed or CEE+IEEE πŸ‘‘

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

Set DCBx capability features. that's it, that's the vibe β€” she sets what DCBx can do, periodt. πŸ¦‹

ngl the manpage is short and we respect that. no cap, no filler, just capability-setting main character energy.

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

y'all are gonna want the whole friend group, so here's the full roster β€” every single one of these, exactly as written, no gatekeeping πŸ™ˆ

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_dcb_nl.c

and the besties:


πŸ’« okay that's the page!! sourced straight from the source at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, and yes this whole thing is i40e_dcbnl_setdcbx(9) herself. go forth and set those capabilities, bestie πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹ iykyk 🌈⭐

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