ice_active_vfs(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ice_active_vfs — the "is anyone home?" check for VFs 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to section 9 of the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? this page is short and sweet, we love a low-effort icon. the function we're talking about is ice_active_vfs, and the manual name is literally just that — ice_active_vfs(9), iconic, no notes. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ice_active_vfs — literally just checks if there are any active VFs hanging around. that's it. that's the whole job. 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bool ice_active_vfs (struct ice_pf *pf );

yes bestie, it returns a bool. simple. clean. main character energy. 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • pf — the board private structure 💅 (it's the struct ice_pf * from the synopsis, just so we're clear, no surprises here)

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so the vibe check is: this function returns true if an active VF is found, and returns false otherwise. that's literally the entire behavior, ngl. no side quests, no hidden lore. fr fr. ✨

lowkey the simplest manpage you'll read today and honestly? she ate. 🍓

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole ice gang showed up for this one, bestie, look at this turnout 😭 — and heads up, the Kernel file is at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c:

and that's the whole page, bestie, we're done 💅 so proud of you for making it to the end. this little cutie ships out of ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, she's dated October 2026, and she answers to the name ice_active_vfs(9) — go forth and vibe check those VFs. 🧚⭐💖

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