ice_devlink_create_pf_port(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — yes, the Kernel API Manual, we're doing real kernel shit today bestie, put your hair up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ice_devlink_create_pf_port — literally just "Create a devlink port for this PF", that's the whole vibe 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ice_devlink_create_pf_port (struct ice_pf *pf );

like, it returns an int, and it takes exactly one (1) argument. that's it. that's the function 🫶

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • pf — the PF you want to create a devlink port for. your main character struct, basically 👑

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so what this does is: it creates and registers a devlink_port for this PF. two things. both of them. slay 💅

⚠️ but here's the thing bestie — this function has to be called under devl_lock. like, not optional. no cap. if you're not holding devl_lock you are Doing It Wrong 😭 lock it up first, periodt 🔒

⭐ RETURN ⭐

zero on success, or an error code if it fails. so like, 0 = ate, non-zero = something went off and you gotta go debug it 🙈

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file this lives in:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/devlink/port.c

and the whole friend group, in order, no skips, everybody's invited to the party 🎉:

okay that's the whole page, go forth and create ports responsibly 🧚‍♀️💜

🌈 sign-off time: this icon of a manpage came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (source/version, yeah the path got cut off, that's literally how it ships, not my fault 💀) and it's dated October 2026 — futuristic queen behavior 👑✨ bye bestie!! 🍓
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