ice_copy_and_init_pkg(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ice_copy_and_init_pkg(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

ice_copy_and_init_pkg — initialize/download a copy of the package — bestie, this is the copy-first-then-init glow-up 💅✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

enum ice_ddp_state ice_copy_and_init_pkg (struct ice_hw *hw , const u8 *buf , u32 len );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure. the main-character struct 💅
  • buf — pointer to the package buffer. the package source we're working with ✨
  • len — size of the package buffer. how many bytes we're dealing with 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Okay so ice_copy_and_init_pkg does exactly what the name says: it copies the package buffer, and then calls ice_init_pkg to initialize the copied package contents. copy first, init second, slay 💅

The copying is necessary if the package buffer supplied is constant, or if the memory may disappear shortly after calling this function. like, secure the data before it ghosts you 😭

If the package buffer resides in the data segment and can be modified, the caller is free to use ice_init_pkg instead of ice_copy_and_init_pkg. no copy needed, go straight to init, iykyk ✨

However, if the package buffer needs to be copied first, such as when being read from a file, the caller should use ice_copy_and_init_pkg. file-read situation says copy first, periodt 📁

This function will first copy the package buffer, before calling ice_init_pkg. The caller is free to immediately destroy the original package buffer, as the new copy will be managed by this function and related routines. so iconic — the new copy is handled for you, original can go off the grid 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ddp.c go read the source, bestie 📚

The whole friend group:

💖 Kernel API Manual · October 2026 · source dir ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice — bye bestie, go copy-then-init responsibly 💅✨

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