i40e_xmit_zc(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ i40e_xmit_zc(9) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual πŸ’– this one's a lil function page and it's honestly kind of a baddie β€” let's get into it 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_xmit_zc β€” literally performs zero-copy Tx AF_XDP πŸ’… no cap, that's the whole vibe


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

bool i40e_xmit_zc (struct i40e_ring *xdp_ring , unsigned int budget );

like… it returns a bool, it takes two things, she's compact, she's iconic πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • xdp_ring β€” the XDP Tx ring πŸŒ€ that's the ring she's transmitting on, bestie
  • budget β€” the NAPI budget πŸ’Έ the allowance, the lil spending limit for this round

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

Returns true if the work is finished ✨ that's it, that's the energy. mission complete, vibe check passed, go home 🌈


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

the kernel file where all the magic lives, no seriously go look:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.c

and the whole friend group 🫢 (iykyk, this is a long group chat):


πŸ’€ reminder bestie: the synopsis is written exactly as it ships β€” those spaces around the commas? not a typo, that's just how C man pages dress. don't come for her πŸ’…

and that's the page!! mwah πŸ’‹ this lil corner of the tree lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026 🌸 go forth and transmit, zero-copy queen πŸ‘‘βœ¨

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