i40e_prep_remove_pd_page(9)

💖 i40e_prep_remove_pd_page(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for i40e_prep_remove_pd_page(9) — yes the whole function name is a mouthful, no we're not shortening it, it's iconic and we respect it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

i40e_prep_remove_pd_page — literally prepares to remove a PD page from an sd entry. that's the whole vibe. it's the "getting ready to get ready" of kernel functions and honestly? relatable 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int i40e_prep_remove_pd_page (struct i40e_hmc_info *hmc_info , u32 idx
);

yep, it returns an int, and that's the whole signature, keep it exactly like that, no cap 🔥

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• hmc_info — a pointer to the HMC configuration information structure. it's giving "here's the map, now go find the page" 🗺️
• idx — the segment descriptor index, aka the little number you hand over so it can find the relevant page descriptor. think of it as the address on the envelope 💌

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🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

sibling functions and the source file itself, all linked for your scrolling pleasure ✨

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c
• i40e_add_sd_table_entry(9)
• i40e_add_pd_table_entry(9)
• i40e_remove_pd_bp(9)
• i40e_prep_remove_sd_bp(9)
• i40e_remove_sd_bp_new(9)
• i40e_remove_pd_page_new(9)

💀 real talk: this page is short because the function is short. don't go inventing extra params, the manpage said what it said, periodt.

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🌈 the cute sign-off 🌈

this little gem lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, and it's page i40e_prep_remove_pd_page(9) of the Kernel API Manual. mwah, go read the source, ily, bye 🧚💜