i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 i40e_nvmupd_state_writing — like, the Writing state handler, bestie ✨

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's about i40e_nvmupd_state_writing, and yes the name is a mouthful but we move 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_nvmupd_state_writing — handles the NVM update state Writing 🖊️✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int i40e_nvmupd_state_writing (struct i40e_hw *hw , struct
       i40e_nvm_access *cmd , u8 *bytes , int *perrno );

like, that's the whole signature, no cap 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure 🫶 the actual hardware vibes
  • cmd — pointer to the nvm update command buffer 📨 the command lives here
  • bytes — pointer to the data buffer 🍓 where the data hangs out
  • perrno — pointer to the return error code 🙈 if something goes wrong, it gets written here

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So here's the tea ☕ — NVM ownership is already held. Like, they already grabbed it, we're not fighting over it, it's ours. 💅

What this function does: it processes the legitimate commands and sets any change in state. And everything else? Rejected. 🚫 Not today, not ever.

fr fr, it's literally "handle the valid stuff, set the state changes, and turn away all the other commands." that's the whole job. iconic honestly 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c — go read it iykyk 📖

then the whole friend group, in order, because we don't skip anyone 💜:

okay that's the whole page, you ate that bestie 🫶 stay hydrated, read your manpages, and remember: only the legit commands get through 💅

this one's from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, October 2026 — mwah, bye 💖✨

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