iavf_init_p...xtended_caps(9)

💅 iavf_init_p...xtended_caps(9)

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — yes the whole name got chopped in the header (iavf_init_p...xtended_caps) but bestie it's iavf_init_process_extended_caps and we're gonna get through it together 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

iavf_init_process_extended_caps — literally just part of driver startup, that's the whole vibe 🌸

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void iavf_init_process_extended_caps (struct iavf_adapter *adapter );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• adapter — the board private structure. that's it. that's the argument. she's the main character here 👑

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so picture this: the driver is doing its little startup routine and it hits the state called __IAVF_INIT_EXTENDED_CAPS, and this function is the one that handles that state. no cap, that's the job.

and what does that state actually do? it handles negotiating capabilities for features that need an extra message to sort out. lowkey the whole point — some features can't just be sorted in the normal flow, they need their own little side conversation ✨

then, once all the extended capabilities exchanges are fully finished (like, all of them, no loose ends 💅), the driver transitions into __IAVF_INIT_CONFIG_ADAPTER. slay. next state, next era 🌈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

bestie there is a lot here, so buckle up — the kernel file is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c, and then all of these besties:

iavf_pdev_to_adapter(9), iavf_is_reset_in_progress(9), iavf_allocate_dma_mem_d(9), iavf_free_dma_mem(9), iavf_allocate_virt_mem(9), iavf_free_virt_mem(9), iavf_schedule_reset(9), iavf_schedule_aq_request(9), iavf_tx_timeout(9), iavf_misc_irq_disable(9), iavf_misc_irq_enable(9), iavf_irq_disable(9), iavf_irq_enable_queues(9), iavf_irq_enable(9), iavf_msix_aq(9), iavf_msix_clean_rings(9), iavf_map_vector_to_rxq(9), iavf_map_vector_to_txq(9), iavf_map_rings_to_vectors(9), iavf_request_traffic_irqs(9), iavf_request_misc_irq(9), iavf_free_traffic_irqs(9), iavf_free_misc_irq(9), iavf_configure_tx(9), iavf_select_rx_desc_format(9), iavf_configure_rx(9), iavf_find_vlan(9), iavf_add_vlan(9), iavf_del_vlan(9), iavf_get_num_vlans_added(9), iavf_get_max_vlans_allowed(9), iavf_max_vlans_added(9), iavf_vlan_rx_add_vid(9), iavf_vlan_rx_kill_vid(9), iavf_find_filter(9), iavf_add_filter(9), iavf_replace_primary_mac(9), iavf_is_mac_set_handled(9), iavf_mac_change_done(9), iavf_set_mac_sync(9), iavf_set_mac(9), iavf_addr_sync(9), iavf_addr_unsync(9), iavf_promiscuous_mode_changed(9), iavf_set_rx_mode(9), iavf_napi_enable_all(9), iavf_napi_disable_all(9), iavf_configure(9), iavf_up_complete(9), iavf_clear_mac_filters(9), iavf_clear_cloud_filters(9), iavf_clear_fdir_filters(9), iavf_clear_adv_rss_conf(9), iavf_down(9), iavf_acquire_msix_vectors(9), iavf_free_queues(9), iavf_set_queue_vlan_tag_loc(9), iavf_alloc_queues(9), iavf_set_interrupt_capability(9), iavf_config_rss_aq(9), iavf_config_rss_reg(9), iavf_config_rss(9), iavf_fill_rss_lut(9), iavf_init_rss(9), iavf_alloc_q_vectors(9), iavf_free_q_vectors(9), iavf_reset_interrupt_capability(9), iavf_init_interrupt_scheme(9), iavf_free_interrupt_scheme(9), iavf_free_rss(9), iavf_reinit_interrupt_scheme(9), iavf_finish_config(9), iavf_schedule_finish_config(9), iavf_process_aq_command(9), iavf_set_vlan_offload_features(9), iavf_startup(9), iavf_init_version_check(9), iavf_parse_vf_resource_msg(9), iavf_init_get_resources(9), iavf_init_send_offload_vlan_v2_caps(9), iavf_init_recv_offload_vlan_v2_caps(9), iavf_init_send_supported_rxdids(9), iavf_init_recv_supported_rxdids(9), iavf_init_send_ptp_caps(9), iavf_init_recv_ptp_caps(9), iavf_init_config_adapter(9), iavf_disable_vf(9), iavf_reconfig_qs_bw(9), iavf_reset_step(9), iavf_adminq_task(9), iavf_free_all_tx_resources(9), iavf_setup_all_tx_resources(9), iavf_setup_all_rx_resources(9), iavf_free_all_rx_resources(9), iavf_validate_tx_bandwidth(9), iavf_validate_ch_config(9), iavf_del_all_cloud_filters(9), iavf_is_tc_config_same(9), __iavf_setup_tc(9), iavf_parse_cls_flower(9), iavf_handle_tclass(9), iavf_find_cf(9), iavf_configure_clsflower(9), iavf_delete_clsflower(9), iavf_setup_tc_cls_flower(9), iavf_add_cls_u32(9), iavf_del_cls_u32(9), iavf_setup_tc_cls_u32(9), iavf_setup_tc_block_cb(9), iavf_setup_tc(9), iavf_restore_fdir_filters(9), iavf_open(9), iavf_close(9), iavf_change_mtu(9), iavf_disable_fdir(9), iavf_set_features(9), iavf_features_check(9), iavf_get_netdev_vlan_hw_features(9), iavf_get_netdev_vlan_features(9), iavf_fix_netdev_vlan_features(9), iavf_fix_strip_features(9), iavf_fix_features(9), iavf_check_reset_complete(9), iavf_process_config(9), iavf_probe(9), iavf_suspend(9), iavf_resume(9), iavf_remove(9), iavf_shutdown(9), iavf_init_module(9), iavf_exit_module(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie — mwah 💋 this one came out of ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf in October 2026, so like, remember her in her October 2026 era 🍓✨