i40e_free_rx_resources(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 i40e_free_rx_resources — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk, this page lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's about one very specific little cleanup function. her name is i40e_free_rx_resources(9) and she's honestly the friend who shows up at the end of the party with a trash bag. iconic behavior tbh 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

i40e_free_rx_resources — frees the Rx resources. that's it, that's the whole job 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void i40e_free_rx_resources (struct i40e_ring *rx_ring );

literally one argument, zero return value. she does her thing and dips 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • rx_ring — the ring you want to clean the resources from. like, hand her the ring and she'll strip it of everything 🧹

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

she frees all the receive software resources. all of them. no leftovers, no crumbs, we're not leaving a mess for the next person ✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the kernel file we're vibing in is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c — and here's the whole group chat of related functions, every single one of them, no cap 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie, you ate that 🍓

source: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e · October 2026 · page: i40e_free_rx_resources(9) — mwah, go free those resources 💖🎀💅
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