iavf_asq_send_command(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… NAME πŸ’…

iavf_asq_send_command β€” bestie, this is literally the "send a command to the Admin Queue" function, and yes it's giving main character energy ✨ (this whole page lives in the Kernel API Manual, iykyk 🫢)


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

enum iavf_status iavf_asq_send_command (struct iavf_hw *hw , struct
libie_aq_desc *desc , void *buff , u16 buff_size , struct
iavf_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details );

Okay so look at that signature πŸ‘€ β€” it hands you back an enum iavf_status, no cap, and every single param is listed down below, don't skip fr fr πŸ™ˆ


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • hw β€” pointer to the hw struct, iconic, we love a good struct pointer πŸ’–
  • desc β€” a prefilled descriptor describing the command. And note bestie: this is non DMA mem ⭐
  • buff β€” the buffer you use for indirect commands πŸ¦‹
  • buff_size β€” size of that buffer, for said indirect commands 🌸
  • cmd_details β€” pointer to the command details structure, slay πŸ’…

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Okay so this is THE main send command driver routine for the Admin Queue send queue β€” like the headliner, the one everyone's here for πŸ‘‘ It runs the queue, it cleans the queue, etc. It does the whole vibe check on the queue for you, periodt πŸ”₯


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

Lowkey the whole squad is here, so let's shout them out one by one πŸ’œ


And that's the whole page bestie, no crumbs left πŸ“ This little gem comes straight from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf, dated October 2026, and it's the iavf_asq_send_command(9) manual page β€” go forth and send those commands, you ate πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹πŸŒΈπŸ’…πŸ«ΆπŸ˜­πŸ”₯πŸ‘‘πŸŒˆβ­πŸ’€πŸ™ˆπŸ“πŸ§šπŸ’œ

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