i40e_veb_clear(9)
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i40e_veb_clear β remove veb struct β¨
okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is i40e_veb_clear(9). it's a tiny little function with one job and honestly? it ate. let's get into it π
πΈ NAME πΈ
i40e_veb_clear β remove veb struct π
like literally that's it. it removes the veb struct. no cap.
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void i40e_veb_clear (struct i40e_veb *veb );
it returns void (so, nothing, she gives nothing back and that's iconic of her) and it takes exactly one argument. one. singular. main character energy π«Ά
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
vebβ the veb to remove π that's the whole vibe. you hand her a veb and she removes it. don't overthink it.
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
okay so this list is long long. like, unhinged amounts of linked functions. but we don't skip. we never skip. here's every single one, bestie, in order, no crumbs left behind ππ
first up, the actual source file this all lives in:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.cπ
and now, the whole entire friend group:
i40e_hw_to_dev(9)i40e_allocate_dma_mem(9)i40e_free_dma_mem(9)i40e_allocate_virt_mem(9)i40e_free_virt_mem(9)i40e_get_lump(9)i40e_put_lump(9)i40e_find_vsi_from_id(9)i40e_service_event_schedule(9)i40e_tx_timeout(9)i40e_get_vsi_stats_struct(9)i40e_get_netdev_stats_struct_tx(9)i40e_get_netdev_stats_struct(9)i40e_vsi_reset_stats(9)i40e_pf_reset_stats(9)i40e_compute_pci_to_hw_id(9)i40e_stat_update64(9)i40e_stat_update48(9)i40e_stat_update32(9)i40e_stat_update_and_clear32(9)i40e_stats_update_rx_discards(9)i40e_update_eth_stats(9)i40e_update_veb_stats(9)i40e_update_vsi_stats(9)i40e_update_pf_stats(9)i40e_update_stats(9)i40e_count_all_filters(9)i40e_count_active_filters(9)i40e_find_filter(9)i40e_find_mac(9)i40e_is_vsi_in_vlan(9)i40e_correct_mac_vlan_filters(9)i40e_get_vf_new_vlan(9)i40e_correct_vf_mac_vlan_filters(9)i40e_rm_default_mac_filter(9)i40e_add_filter(9)__i40e_del_filter(9)i40e_add_mac_filter(9)i40e_del_mac_filter(9)i40e_set_mac(9)i40e_config_rss_aq(9)i40e_vsi_config_rss(9)i40e_vsi_setup_queue_map_mqprio(9)i40e_vsi_setup_queue_map(9)i40e_addr_sync(9)i40e_addr_unsync(9)i40e_set_rx_mode(9)i40e_undo_del_filter_entries(9)i40e_undo_add_filter_entries(9)i40e_next_filter(9)i40e_update_filter_state(9)i40e_aqc_del_filters(9)i40e_aqc_add_filters(9)i40e_aqc_broadcast_filter(9)i40e_set_promiscuous(9)i40e_sync_vsi_filters(9)i40e_sync_filters_subtask(9)i40e_calculate_vsi_rx_buf_len(9)i40e_max_vsi_frame_size(9)i40e_change_mtu(9)i40e_vlan_stripping_enable(9)i40e_vlan_stripping_disable(9)i40e_add_vlan_all_mac(9)i40e_vsi_add_vlan(9)i40e_rm_vlan_all_mac(9)i40e_vsi_kill_vlan(9)i40e_vlan_rx_add_vid(9)i40e_vlan_rx_add_vid_up(9)i40e_vlan_rx_kill_vid(9)i40e_restore_vlan(9)i40e_vsi_add_pvid(9)i40e_vsi_remove_pvid(9)i40e_vsi_setup_tx_resources(9)i40e_vsi_free_tx_resources(9)i40e_vsi_setup_rx_resources(9)i40e_vsi_free_rx_resources(9)i40e_config_xps_tx_ring(9)i40e_xsk_pool(9)i40e_configure_tx_ring(9)i40e_rx_offset(9)i40e_configure_rx_ring(9)i40e_vsi_configure_tx(9)i40e_vsi_configure_rx(9)i40e_vsi_config_dcb_rings(9)i40e_set_vsi_rx_mode(9)i40e_reset_fdir_filter_cnt(9)i40e_fdir_filter_restore(9)i40e_vsi_configure(9)i40e_vsi_configure_msix(9)i40e_enable_misc_int_causes(9)i40e_configure_msi_and_legacy(9)i40e_irq_dynamic_disable_icr0(9)i40e_irq_dynamic_enable_icr0(9)i40e_msix_clean_rings(9)i40e_irq_affinity_notify(9)i40e_irq_affinity_release(9)i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix(9)i40e_vsi_disable_irq(9)i40e_vsi_enable_irq(9)i40e_free_misc_vector(9)i40e_intr(9)i40e_clean_fdir_tx_irq(9)i40e_fdir_clean_ring(9)i40e_map_vector_to_qp(9)i40e_vsi_map_rings_to_vectors(9)i40e_vsi_request_irq(9)i40e_netpoll(9)i40e_pf_txq_wait(9)i40e_control_tx_q(9)i40e_control_wait_tx_q(9)i40e_vsi_enable_tx(9)i40e_pf_rxq_wait(9)i40e_control_rx_q(9)i40e_control_wait_rx_q(9)i40e_vsi_enable_rx(9)i40e_vsi_start_rings(9)i40e_vsi_stop_rings(9)i40e_vsi_stop_rings_no_wait(9)i40e_vsi_free_irq(9)i40e_free_q_vector(9)i40e_vsi_free_q_vectors(9)i40e_reset_interrupt_capability(9)i40e_clear_interrupt_scheme(9)i40e_napi_enable_all(9)i40e_napi_disable_all(9)i40e_vsi_close(9)i40e_quiesce_vsi(9)i40e_unquiesce_vsi(9)i40e_pf_quiesce_all_vsi(9)i40e_pf_unquiesce_all_vsi(9)i40e_vsi_wait_queues_disabled(9)i40e_pf_wait_queues_disabled(9)i40e_get_iscsi_tc_map(9)i40e_dcb_get_num_tc(9)i40e_dcb_get_enabled_tc(9)i40e_mqprio_get_enabled_tc(9)i40e_pf_get_num_tc(9)i40e_pf_get_tc_map(9)i40e_vsi_get_bw_info(9)i40e_vsi_configure_bw_alloc(9)i40e_vsi_config_netdev_tc(9)i40e_vsi_update_queue_map(9)i40e_update_adq_vsi_queues(9)i40e_vsi_config_tc(9)i40e_vsi_reconfig_tc(9)i40e_get_link_speed(9)i40e_bw_bytes_to_mbits(9)i40e_set_bw_limit(9)i40e_remove_queue_channels(9)i40e_get_max_queues_for_channel(9)i40e_validate_num_queues(9)i40e_vsi_reconfig_rss(9)i40e_channel_setup_queue_map(9)i40e_add_channel(9)i40e_channel_config_tx_ring(9)i40e_setup_hw_channel(9)i40e_setup_channel(9)i40e_validate_and_set_switch_mode(9)i40e_create_queue_channel(9)i40e_configure_queue_channels(9)i40e_veb_config_tc(9)i40e_dcb_reconfigure(9)i40e_resume_port_tx(9)i40e_suspend_port_tx(9)i40e_hw_set_dcb_config(9)i40e_hw_dcb_config(9)i40e_dcb_sw_default_config(9)i40e_init_pf_dcb(9)i40e_print_link_message(9)i40e_up_complete(9)i40e_vsi_reinit_locked(9)i40e_force_link_state(9)i40e_up(9)i40e_down(9)i40e_validate_mqprio_qopt(9)i40e_vsi_set_default_tc_config(9)i40e_del_macvlan_filter(9)i40e_add_macvlan_filter(9)i40e_reset_ch_rings(9)i40e_free_macvlan_channels(9)i40e_fwd_ring_up(9)i40e_setup_macvlans(9)i40e_fwd_add(9)i40e_del_all_macvlans(9)i40e_fwd_del(9)i40e_setup_tc(9)i40e_set_cld_element(9)i40e_add_del_cloud_filter(9)i40e_add_del_cloud_filter_big_buf(9)i40e_parse_cls_flower(9)i40e_handle_tclass(9)i40e_configure_clsflower(9)i40e_find_cloud_filter(9)i40e_delete_clsflower(9)i40e_setup_tc_cls_flower(9)i40e_open(9)i40e_netif_set_realnum_tx_rx_queues(9)i40e_vsi_open(9)i40e_fdir_filter_exit(9)i40e_cloud_filter_exit(9)i40e_close(9)i40e_do_reset(9)i40e_dcb_need_reconfig(9)i40e_handle_lldp_event(9)i40e_do_reset_safe(9)i40e_handle_lan_overflow_event(9)i40e_get_current_fd_count(9)i40e_get_global_fd_count(9)i40e_reenable_fdir_sb(9)i40e_reenable_fdir_atr(9)i40e_delete_invalid_filter(9)i40e_fdir_check_and_reenable(9)i40e_fdir_flush_and_replay(9)i40e_get_current_atr_cnt(9)i40e_fdir_reinit_subtask(9)i40e_vsi_link_event(9)i40e_veb_link_event(9)i40e_link_event(9)i40e_watchdog_subtask(9)i40e_reset_subtask(9)i40e_handle_link_event(9)i40e_clean_adminq_subtask(9)i40e_verify_eeprom(9)i40e_enable_pf_switch_lb(9)i40e_disable_pf_switch_lb(9)i40e_config_bridge_mode(9)i40e_reconstitute_veb(9)i40e_get_capabilities(9)i40e_fdir_sb_setup(9)i40e_fdir_teardown(9)i40e_rebuild_cloud_filters(9)i40e_rebuild_channels(9)i40e_clean_xps_state(9)i40e_prep_for_reset(9)i40e_send_version(9)i40e_get_oem_version(9)i40e_reset(9)i40e_rebuild(9)i40e_reset_and_rebuild(9)i40e_handle_reset_warning(9)i40e_print_vf_mdd_event(9)i40e_print_vfs_mdd_events(9)i40e_handle_mdd_event(9)i40e_service_task(9)i40e_service_timer(9)i40e_set_num_rings_in_vsi(9)i40e_vsi_alloc_arrays(9)i40e_vsi_mem_alloc(9)i40e_vsi_free_arrays(9)i40e_clear_rss_config_user(9)i40e_vsi_clear(9)i40e_vsi_clear_rings(9)i40e_alloc_rings(9)i40e_reserve_msix_vectors(9)i40e_init_msix(9)i40e_vsi_alloc_q_vector(9)i40e_vsi_alloc_q_vectors(9)i40e_init_interrupt_scheme(9)i40e_restore_interrupt_scheme(9)i40e_setup_misc_vector_for_recovery_mode(9)i40e_setup_misc_vector(9)i40e_get_rss_aq(9)i40e_config_rss_reg(9)i40e_get_rss_reg(9)i40e_config_rss(9)i40e_get_rss(9)i40e_fill_rss_lut(9)i40e_pf_config_rss(9)i40e_reconfig_rss_queues(9)i40e_get_partition_bw_setting(9)i40e_set_partition_bw_setting(9)i40e_is_total_port_shutdown_enabled(9)i40e_sw_init(9)i40e_set_ntuple(9)i40e_clear_rss_lut(9)i40e_set_loopback(9)i40e_set_features(9)i40e_ndo_fdb_add(9)i40e_ndo_bridge_setlink(9)i40e_ndo_bridge_getlink(9)i40e_features_check(9)i40e_xdp_setup(9)i40e_enter_busy_conf(9)i40e_exit_busy_conf(9)i40e_queue_pair_reset_stats(9)i40e_queue_pair_clean_rings(9)i40e_queue_pair_toggle_napi(9)i40e_queue_pair_toggle_rings(9)i40e_queue_pair_enable_irq(9)i40e_queue_pair_disable_irq(9)i40e_queue_pair_disable(9)i40e_queue_pair_enable(9)i40e_xdp(9)i40e_config_netdev(9)i40e_vsi_delete(9)i40e_is_vsi_uplink_mode_veb(9)i40e_add_vsi(9)i40e_vsi_release(9)i40e_vsi_setup_vectors(9)i40e_vsi_reinit_setup(9)i40e_vsi_setup(9)i40e_veb_get_bw_info(9)i40e_veb_mem_alloc(9)i40e_switch_branch_release(9)i40e_veb_release(9)i40e_add_veb(9)i40e_veb_setup(9)i40e_setup_pf_switch_element(9)i40e_fetch_switch_configuration(9)i40e_setup_pf_switch(9)i40e_determine_queue_usage(9)i40e_setup_pf_filter_control(9)i40e_get_platform_mac_addr(9)i40e_set_fec_in_flags(9)i40e_check_recovery_mode(9)i40e_pf_loop_reset(9)i40e_check_fw_empr(9)i40e_handle_resets(9)i40e_init_recovery_mode(9)i40e_set_subsystem_device_id(9)i40e_probe(9)i40e_remove(9)i40e_enable_mc_magic_wake(9)i40e_io_suspend(9)i40e_io_resume(9)i40e_pci_error_detected(9)i40e_pci_error_slot_reset(9)i40e_pci_error_reset_prepare(9)i40e_pci_error_reset_done(9)i40e_pci_error_resume(9)i40e_shutdown(9)i40e_suspend(9)i40e_resume(9)i40e_init_module(9)i40e_exit_module(9)
likeβ¦ that's the whole extended universe right there. go read them if you want the full lore ππ«Ά
ok real talk bestie: this page is just about clearing out a veb struct. no warnings, no gotchas, no traps on this one β she's a simple queen π
and that's the tea πβ¨ this iconic little page came outta <pink>./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e</pink> back in October 2026, and it's still serving i40e_veb_clear(9) realness to this day ππ¦ mwah, love u, bye π
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