ib_query_netdev_port(9)
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ib_query_netdev_port(9) β bestie edition π
okay so we're in the Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is ib_query_netdev_port πβ¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
ib_query_netdev_port β literally query the port number of a net_device associated with an ibdev. that's the whole vibe π«Ά
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int ib_query_netdev_port (struct ib_device *ibdev , struct net_device
*ndev , u32 *port );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
ibdevβ the IB device, bestie. it's giving "the main one" πndevβ the network device. yes, thatnet_deviceπportβ the IB port thenet_deviceis connected to. iconic output-param behavior, no cap β¨
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/core/device.c β and here's the whole friend group, fr fr:
rdma_dev_access_netns(9)rdma_dev_has_raw_cap(9)ib_device_put(9)_ib_alloc_device(9)ib_dealloc_device(9)ib_port_immutable_read(9)ib_register_device(9)ib_unregister_device(9)ib_unregister_device_and_put(9)ib_unregister_driver(9)ib_unregister_device_queued(9)ib_register_client(9)ib_unregister_client(9)ib_get_client_nl_info(9)ib_set_client_data(9)ib_register_event_handler(9)ib_unregister_event_handler(9)ib_query_port(9)ib_device_set_netdev(9)ib_device_get_by_netdev(9)ib_enum_roce_netdev(9)ib_enum_all_roce_netdevs(9)ib_device_enable_gid_updates(9)ib_device_disable_gid_updates(9)ib_query_pkey(9)ib_modify_device(9)ib_modify_port(9)ib_find_gid(9)ib_find_pkey(9)ib_get_net_dev_by_params(9)
that's the page, bestie π big sign-off energy: this one comes from ./drivers/infiniband/core, dated October 2026, and it's the ib_query_netdev_port(9) page from the Kernel API Manual. slay, periodt πβπ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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