i40e_vc_notify_link_state(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual (section 9, the good section) — today's main character is i40e_vc_notify_link_state, and yes she's a void function and yes she's serving cunt. let's get into it 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_vc_notify_link_state — that's it, that's the name. (the original literally just leaves it blank after the dash, so we're not gonna invent lore, bestie. i40e_vc_notify_link_state and vibes. periodt. 💅)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void i40e_vc_notify_link_state (struct i40e_pf *pf );

like,, she takes one (1) argument and returns nothing. no notes. iconic behavior fr.

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • pf — pointer to the PF structure. that's the Physical Function bestie, the main character of the whole operation 🫶

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so what does she do? she sends a link status message to all VFs on a given PF. that's the whole thing. all the virtual functions on that physical function get the memo, no one's left on read 💌✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

first up, the source itself lives in the kernel file:

  • ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c

and then, bestie, the friend group is huge. literally the whole i40e virtchnl squad, in order, no one gets cut:

ninety-five entries. ninety-five. she ate and left absolutely zero crumbs 💀🔥

okay that's the whole page bestie, go forth and notify those link states 💅✨

and before you go — this little beauty comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026. slay, see you in the next manpage 🎀🌈💜
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