ice_fltr_pre...nd_broadcast(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ice_fltr_prepare_mac_and_broadcast — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the ice driver's filter corner of the kernel, this one's called ice_fltr_prepare_mac_and_broadcast(9) and it's literally the function that handles your MAC and broadcast filters 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

ice_fltr_prepare_mac_and_broadcast — add or remove MAC and broadcast filter 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ice_fltr_prepare_mac_and_broadcast (struct ice_vsi *vsi , const u8
*mac , enum ice_sw_fwd_act_type action , int(*mac_action) (struct
ice_vsi *, struct list_head *) );

like, that's the whole signature, no cap 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • vsi — pointer to VSI struct, she's the main character here 👑
  • mac — the MAC address to add, yes bestie the actual address 🍓
  • action — the action to be performed on filter match, this is the vibe check for what happens when it hits 💅
  • mac_action — pointer to add or remove MAC function, so like, you hand it the function and it does the thing ✨

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_fltr.c — that's the source of truth, go touch grass in there 🌱

and here's the whole friend group, all the siblings and cousins:

ngl bestie, that's a lot of filters — but every single one of them is iconic in her own way 💀✨

that's the whole page, no notes, ate and left no crumbs 💅

sign-off szn 🎀: brought to you from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, dated October 2026 — mwah 💋

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