i40e_get_stat_strings(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 i40e_get_stat_strings(9) — the Kernel API Manual page, bestie edition 🎀

okay so you found the manual page for i40e_get_stat_strings(9) in the Kernel API Manual and you're like "what does this even do" — don't worry, I got you. It's literally a tiny little function that copies stat strings into a buffer you hand it. That's the whole vibe. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_get_stat_strings — copy stat strings into a supplied buffer. That's it, that's the gig. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void i40e_get_stat_strings (struct net_device *netdev , u8 *data );

she takes two things and returns nothing (void), because she's a "do the thing, don't talk about it" kind of function. iconic behavior. 👑

💜 ARGUMENTS 💜

  • netdev — the netdev you're collecting strings for. the main character, essentially. 🌟
  • data — the buffer you supply, and the function copies the strings into it. your container, your problem, your pre-allocated responsibility. 🙈

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Copy the strings related to stats for this netdev. That's the whole mission statement, no cap.

But here's the important part, so lock in: it expects data to be pre-allocated with the size reported by i40e_get_stats_count. You do NOT get to roll up with a random-sized buffer and hope for the best. That's not the vibe. 🫶

Also — and this is the part people miss — the strings must be copied in a static order, and the total count must not change for a given netdev. Like, don't reorder them, don't add extras, don't get creative. Consistency is the whole point.

if you want the full tea on that, go see i40e_get_stats_count for more details. she explains everything. 💖

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

so many friends, bestie. it's giving family reunion. 🌈

and that's the page, bestie — go forth and copy those stat strings responsibly 💅✨

this lil beauty lives over in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, and it's serving October 2026 energy, filed under i40e_get_stat_strings(9). mwah. 💋🎀

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