i40e_intrl_usec_to_reg(9)
π i40e_intrl_usec_to_reg β bestie, let's talk
okay so real quick, before we even get into it: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's all about one tiny little helper in the i40e driver. she's small, she's focused, she does exactly one thing, and honestly? respect. π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
i40e_intrl_usec_to_reg β converts an interrupt rate limit into the register format, no cap π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
u16 i40e_intrl_usec_to_reg (int intrl );
like, that's it. that's the whole signature. cute, right? β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
intrlβ the interrupt rate limit you wanna convert. that's the input, that's the vibe, that's what we're working with π¦
β DESCRIPTION β
okay so here's the tea β β this function takes a decimal interrupt rate limit and converts it into the appropriate register format that the firmware expects when it's setting the interrupt rate limit.
that's it. that's her whole job. decimal in, register-format out, firmware happy, everyone slays. π
no weird edge cases listed, no surprises, just a clean little conversion. we love a low-drama function fr fr. π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.hβ go read it, iykyk π i40e_test_staterr(9)i40e_txd_use_count(9)i40e_get_head(9)i40e_xmit_descriptor_count(9)i40e_maybe_stop_tx(9)i40e_chk_linearize(9)txring_txq(9)
like the whole friend group honestly, go say hi to all of them π
and that's the page!! π this little icon came to you from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, and it will forever be known as i40e_intrl_usec_to_reg(9). mwah, bye bestie πβ¨π¦
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- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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