i40e_vsi_configure_msix(9)
π i40e_vsi_configure_msix β Kernel API Manual, section 9, bestie β¨
Okay so picture this: you're deep in the i40e driver, the Intel ethernet vibes are immaculate, and somebody's gotta tell the hardware "hey babe, wake up, we're doing MSIX now." That's this function. It lives in the Kernel API Manual (section 9, the fun section) and it's giving "short but important." π
πΈ NAME πΈ
i40e_vsi_configure_msix β MSIX mode Interrupt Config, but like, in the HW. Yes it's really capitalized like that in the original, and yes we're keeping it. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void i40e_vsi_configure_msix (struct i40e_vsi *vsi );
Notice the return type: void. It gives nothing back. It's a doer, not a talker. Main character energy fr. π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
vsiβ the VSI being configured, obviously. It's astruct i40e_vsi *, and it's the whole entire point of the call. The one being configured. The chosen one. π«Ά
π SEE ALSO π
Bestie, buckle up. This list is long long. Like, scroll-for-a-while long. But every single one of these is a real reference and we are NOT skipping any of them. Not one. Periodt. π
The kernel file in question:
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
And the whole 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_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_clear(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)
That's the whole list, no cap. If you were gonna skip to the end, no you weren't. ππ
π§ a lil sign-off π§
This page is from the ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e neck of the woods, dated October 2026, and it's i40e_vsi_configure_msix(9) all the way down. Go configure those MSIX-mode interrupts in the HW, bestie β you ate. π
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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