ice_erase_nvm_module(9)

💅 ice_erase_nvm_module(9) — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

🌸 NAME

ice_erase_nvm_module — erase an NVM module and await firmware completion. That’s the whole assignment, no cap. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS

       int ice_erase_nvm_module (struct ice_pf *pf , u16 module , const char
       *component , struct netlink_ext_ack *extack );

💖 ARGUMENTS

• pf — the PF data structure. Main character struct energy. 🫶
• module — the module to erase. Yep, that one. 💅
• component — name of the component being updated. Keep it exact, bestie. 🎀
• extack — netlink extended ACK structure. It’s giving extended ACK realness. ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION

Erase the inactive NVM bank associated with this module, and await for a completion response message from firmware. So it’s literally “clear the inactive bank, then wait for firmware to text back that it’s done.” 💌

Note this function assumes the caller has acquired the NVM resource. Do not skip that part, bestie — the note is right there. 🚨

🌈 RETURN

Zero on success, or a negative error code on failure. Zero = slay ✅; negative error code = sad little firmware moment 😭.

🎀 SEE ALSO

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_fw_update.c
• ice_send_package_data(9)
• ice_check_component_response(9)
• ice_send_component_table(9)
• ice_write_one_nvm_block(9)
• ice_write_nvm_module(9)
• ice_switch_flash_banks(9)
• ice_flash_component(9)
• ice_finalize_update(9)
• ice_op_pci_match_record(9)
• ice_get_pending_updates(9)
• ice_cancel_pending_update(9)
• ice_devlink_flash_update(9)

Cute little footer sign-off, because bestie deserves closure: source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice • date October 2026 • page ice_erase_nvm_module(9) — bye, go erase responsibly 💖✨