i40e_vc_send_resp_to_vf(9)
π i40e_vc_send_resp_to_vf π
okay so bestie, you've stumbled into the Kernel API Manual β this is i40e_vc_send_resp_to_vf(9), and yes we're reading a manpage together, this is our bonding time π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
i40e_vc_send_resp_to_vf β and tbh the original gave us zero tagline here, like the description slot is justβ¦ empty π so no blurb, no hype line, just the name. We move.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int i40e_vc_send_resp_to_vf (struct i40e_vf *vf , enum virtchnl_ops opcode , int retval );
int in, three args, that's the whole vibe. Slay.
π ARGUMENTS π
vfβ pointer to the VF info π¦ literally just a pointer to the VF's info struct, that's the whole thing.opcodeβ operation code. the code that says which op we're doing, iykyk.retvalβ return value. the value we're returning, bestie, it's right there in the name.
π DESCRIPTION π
send resp msg to VF π
that's it. that's the description. short, sweet, main character energy β it sends a response message to the VF, periodt. no extra lore, no hidden caveats, nothing else in the source text, so don't come for me, I'm not adding anything π₯
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c, and the guest list for this function is genuinely enormous β like a group chat with 90+ people in it π all of these, no cap:
i40e_vc_vf_broadcast(9)i40e_vc_link_speed2mbps(9)i40e_set_vf_link_state(9)i40e_vc_notify_vf_link_state(9)i40e_vc_notify_link_state(9)i40e_vc_notify_reset(9)i40e_vc_notify_vf_reset(9)i40e_vc_reset_vf(9)i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(9)i40e_vc_isvalid_queue_id(9)i40e_vc_isvalid_vector_id(9)i40e_vc_get_pf_queue_id(9)i40e_get_real_pf_qid(9)i40e_config_irq_link_list(9)i40e_release_rdma_qvlist(9)i40e_config_rdma_qvlist(9)i40e_config_vsi_tx_queue(9)i40e_config_vsi_rx_queue(9)i40e_alloc_vsi_res(9)i40e_map_pf_queues_to_vsi(9)i40e_map_pf_to_vf_queues(9)i40e_enable_vf_mappings(9)i40e_disable_vf_mappings(9)i40e_free_vf_res(9)i40e_alloc_vf_res(9)i40e_quiesce_vf_pci(9)__i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(9)i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(9)i40e_get_vlan_list_sync(9)i40e_set_vsi_promisc(9)i40e_config_vf_promiscuous_mode(9)i40e_sync_vfr_reset(9)i40e_trigger_vf_reset(9)i40e_cleanup_reset_vf(9)i40e_reset_vf(9)i40e_reset_all_vfs(9)i40e_free_vfs(9)i40e_alloc_vfs(9)i40e_pci_sriov_enable(9)i40e_pci_sriov_configure(9)i40e_vc_send_msg_to_vf(9)i40e_sync_vf_state(9)i40e_vc_get_version_msg(9)i40e_del_qch(9)i40e_vc_get_max_frame_size(9)i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg(9)i40e_vc_config_promiscuous_mode_msg(9)i40e_vc_config_queues_msg(9)i40e_validate_queue_map(9)i40e_vc_config_irq_map_msg(9)i40e_ctrl_vf_tx_rings(9)i40e_ctrl_vf_rx_rings(9)i40e_vc_validate_vqs_bitmaps(9)i40e_vc_enable_queues_msg(9)i40e_vc_disable_queues_msg(9)i40e_check_enough_queue(9)i40e_vc_request_queues_msg(9)i40e_vc_get_stats_msg(9)i40e_check_vf_permission(9)i40e_vc_ether_addr_type(9)i40e_is_vc_addr_legacy(9)i40e_is_vc_addr_primary(9)i40e_update_vf_mac_addr(9)i40e_vc_add_mac_addr_msg(9)i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg(9)i40e_vc_add_vlan_msg(9)i40e_vc_remove_vlan_msg(9)i40e_vc_rdma_msg(9)i40e_vc_rdma_qvmap_msg(9)i40e_vc_config_rss_key(9)i40e_vc_config_rss_lut(9)i40e_vc_get_rss_hashcfg(9)i40e_vc_set_rss_hashcfg(9)i40e_vc_enable_vlan_stripping(9)i40e_vc_disable_vlan_stripping(9)i40e_validate_cloud_filter(9)i40e_find_vsi_from_seid(9)i40e_del_all_cloud_filters(9)i40e_vc_del_cloud_filter(9)i40e_vc_add_cloud_filter(9)i40e_vc_add_qch_msg(9)i40e_vc_del_qch_msg(9)i40e_vc_process_vf_msg(9)i40e_vc_process_vflr_event(9)i40e_validate_vf(9)i40e_check_vf_init_timeout(9)i40e_ndo_set_vf_mac(9)i40e_ndo_set_vf_port_vlan(9)i40e_ndo_set_vf_bw(9)i40e_ndo_get_vf_config(9)i40e_ndo_set_vf_link_state(9)i40e_ndo_set_vf_spoofchk(9)i40e_setup_vf_trust(9)i40e_ndo_set_vf_trust(9)i40e_get_vf_stats(9)
^^ that's the whole list, untouched, every single one, I would never do you like that and skip some π§
π quick reminder bestie: I kept every fact exactly as the source gave it. The description really is just "send resp msg to VF" β no extra behaviour, no return-value lore, no error list. If it's not here, it wasn't there.
and that's the page! π this lil kernel doc came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, and it answers to the name i40e_vc_send_resp_to_vf(9) β mwah, bye bestie πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms