i40e_probe(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

okay so this page is i40e_probe(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it is literally the device initialization routine. That’s the whole vibe: i40e_probe β€” device initialization routine. periodt ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int i40e_probe (struct pci_dev *pdev , const struct pci_device_id *ent
);

No cap, that signature is the moment. πŸ’…

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • pdev β€” the PCI device information struct. Like, the whole PCI tea. 🫢
  • ent β€” the entry in i40e_pci_tbl. That’s the matchy-match entry, bestie. πŸ’–

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

i40e_probe initializes a PF identified by a pci_dev structure. Three things happen in this glow-up: the OS initialization, configuring of the PF private structure, and a hardware reset occur. Yes, a hardware reset β€” the full main-character reset arc. πŸ”₯

It returns 0 on success, negative on failure. So 0 is the slay outcome; negative is the β€œnot me” outcome. πŸ’€

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c β€” go peek at the source, bestie. πŸ‘‘

Then the extended i40e family, in all its iconic glory:


mwah πŸ’… β€” source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026. That’s the whole page, bestie; periodt. πŸ’–

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from