ice_devlink_reload_down(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, if you're staring at ice_devlink_reload_down(9) wondering what vibes this kernel function is serving, welcome to the group chat 🌸 this is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's basically the "get ready, we're about to reload" era of the ice driver's devlink life ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

ice_devlink_reload_down — prep mode activated, we're getting ready for a reload 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ice_devlink_reload_down (struct devlink *devlink , bool netns_change
, enum devlink_reload_action action , enum devlink_reload_limit limit ,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack );

like, look at that signature. it's giving "a lot of parameters but every single one matters" 🔥

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • devlink — pointer to the devlink instance to reload. this is the main character of the operation, no cap 👑
  • netns_change — if true, the network namespace is changing. so like, we're moving spaceships 🚀
  • action — the action to perform. what is it we're actually doing here, bestie
  • limit — limits on what reload should do, such as not resetting. it's the "okay but maybe let's not go that far" energy 🙈
  • extack — netlink extended ACK structure. the messenger for extended acknowledgements, iykyk

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/devlink/devlink.c — that's home base 🏠

and here's the whole squad, fr fr, every single one:

lowkey important: every one of those references is exactly as written, so don't go renaming anything when you look them up 💀

🌈 tiny sign-off 🌈

this adorable little page came from the Kernel API Manual, sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and the page itself is ice_devlink_reload_down(9). now go forth and reload responsibly, bestie 🫶💖⭐

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