i40e_prepare_add_macvlan(9)

okay bestie, welcome to i40e_prepare_add_macvlan(9) — the Kernel API Manual page for a tiny little internal i40e helper. It's giving niche networking backstage-crew energy, and yes, the NAME line is gonna be minimal. We're still gonna read every single crumb. 💅✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_prepare_add_macvlan - — that is literally the name line, dash included. No description text followed it, so we're not gonna invent one. Minimalist. Iconic. Slightly unhinged. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Return type: u16. The call, exactly as it appears (spacing and all):

u16 i40e_prepare_add_macvlan (struct i40e_aqc_add_macvlan_element_data
*mv_list , struct libie_aq_desc *desc , u16 count , u16 seid );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

The whole cast:

• mv_list — list of macvlans to be added. The main event.
• desc — pointer to the AQ descriptor structure.
• count — length of the list.
• seid — VSI for the mac address.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Internal helper function that prepares the add macvlan request and returns the buffer size. That's the whole plot: it's backstage, it gets the add macvlan request ready, and it hands back the buffer size. No extra lore, no made-up side quests. 🫶

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

The full SEE ALSO roster, bestie — every reference from the original, no skips, no gatekeeping:

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
• i40e_set_mac_type(9), i40e_debug_aq(9), i40e_check_asq_alive(9), i40e_aq_queue_shutdown(9), i40e_aq_get_set_rss_lut(9), i40e_aq_get_rss_lut(9), i40e_aq_set_rss_lut(9), i40e_aq_get_set_rss_key(9), i40e_aq_get_rss_key(9), i40e_aq_set_rss_key(9)
• i40e_init_shared_code(9), i40e_aq_mac_address_read(9), i40e_aq_mac_address_write(9), i40e_get_mac_addr(9), i40e_get_port_mac_addr(9), i40e_pre_tx_queue_cfg(9), i40e_get_pba_string(9), i40e_get_media_type(9), i40e_poll_globr(9), i40e_pf_reset(9)
• i40e_clear_hw(9), i40e_clear_pxe_mode(9), i40e_led_is_mine(9), i40e_led_get(9), i40e_led_set(9), i40e_aq_get_phy_capabilities(9), i40e_aq_set_phy_config(9), i40e_set_fc(9), i40e_aq_set_mac_config(9), i40e_aq_clear_pxe_mode(9)
• i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an(9), i40e_aq_get_link_info(9), i40e_aq_set_phy_int_mask(9), i40e_aq_set_mac_loopback(9), i40e_aq_set_phy_debug(9), i40e_aq_add_vsi(9), i40e_aq_set_default_vsi(9), i40e_aq_clear_default_vsi(9), i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(9), i40e_aq_set_vsi_multicast_promiscuous(9)
• i40e_aq_set_vsi_mc_promisc_on_vlan(9), i40e_aq_set_vsi_uc_promisc_on_vlan(9), i40e_aq_set_vsi_bc_promisc_on_vlan(9), i40e_aq_set_vsi_broadcast(9), i40e_aq_get_vsi_params(9), i40e_aq_update_vsi_params(9), i40e_aq_get_switch_config(9), i40e_aq_set_switch_config(9), i40e_aq_get_firmware_version(9), i40e_aq_send_driver_version(9)
• i40e_get_link_status(9), i40e_update_link_info(9), i40e_aq_add_veb(9), i40e_aq_get_veb_parameters(9), i40e_aq_add_macvlan(9), i40e_aq_add_macvlan_v2(9), i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(9), i40e_aq_remove_macvlan_v2(9), i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(9), i40e_aq_debug_read_register(9)
• i40e_aq_debug_write_register(9), i40e_aq_request_resource(9), i40e_aq_release_resource(9), i40e_aq_read_nvm(9), i40e_aq_erase_nvm(9), i40e_parse_discover_capabilities(9), i40e_aq_discover_capabilities(9), i40e_aq_update_nvm(9), i40e_aq_get_lldp_mib(9), i40e_aq_set_lldp_mib(9)
• i40e_aq_cfg_lldp_mib_change_event(9), i40e_aq_stop_lldp(9), i40e_aq_start_lldp(9), i40e_aq_set_dcb_parameters(9), i40e_aq_get_cee_dcb_config(9), i40e_aq_add_udp_tunnel(9), i40e_aq_del_udp_tunnel(9), i40e_aq_delete_element(9), i40e_aq_dcb_updated(9), i40e_aq_tx_sched_cmd(9)
• i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit(9), i40e_aq_config_vsi_tc_bw(9), i40e_aq_config_switch_comp_ets(9), i40e_aq_config_switch_comp_bw_config(9), i40e_aq_query_vsi_bw_config(9), i40e_aq_query_vsi_ets_sla_config(9), i40e_aq_query_switch_comp_ets_config(9), i40e_aq_query_port_ets_config(9), i40e_aq_query_switch_comp_bw_config(9), i40e_validate_filter_settings(9)
• i40e_set_filter_control(9), i40e_aq_add_rem_control_packet_filter(9), i40e_add_filter_to_drop_tx_flow_control_frames(9), i40e_aq_alternate_read(9), i40e_aq_suspend_port_tx(9), i40e_aq_resume_port_tx(9), i40e_set_pci_config_data(9), i40e_aq_debug_dump(9), i40e_read_bw_from_alt_ram(9), i40e_aq_configure_partition_bw(9)
• i40e_read_phy_register_clause22(9), i40e_write_phy_register_clause22(9), i40e_read_phy_register_clause45(9), i40e_write_phy_register_clause45(9), i40e_get_phy_address(9), i40e_led_get_reg(9), i40e_led_set_reg(9), i40e_led_get_phy(9), i40e_led_set_phy(9), i40e_aq_rx_ctl_read_register(9)
• i40e_read_rx_ctl(9), i40e_aq_rx_ctl_write_register(9), i40e_write_rx_ctl(9), i40e_mdio_if_number_selection(9), i40e_aq_set_phy_register_ext(9), i40e_aq_get_phy_register_ext(9), i40e_aq_write_ddp(9), i40e_aq_get_ddp_list(9), i40e_find_segment_in_package(9), i40e_ddp_exec_aq_section(9)
• i40e_validate_profile(9), i40e_write_profile(9), i40e_rollback_profile(9), i40e_aq_add_cloud_filters(9), i40e_aq_add_cloud_filters_bb(9), i40e_aq_rem_cloud_filters(9), i40e_aq_rem_cloud_filters_bb(9)

okay that's the whole page, mwah 💜 — source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, date October 2026, page i40e_prepare_add_macvlan(9). periodt. 🫶🎀