ice_get_rss_key(9)

💖 ice_get_rss_key — manual section 9, Kernel API Manual 🧚

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is ice_get_rss_key(9). yes it's a mouthful, no you don't have to say it out loud 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

ice_get_rss_key — Get RSS key 🎀

like… it gets you the RSS key. that's the whole vibe. slay.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ice_get_rss_key (struct ice_vsi *vsi , u8 *seed );

literally the entire function, right there, no cap ✨

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• vsi — Pointer to VSI structure. this is the main character of the argument list, she's a struct ice_vsi * and you gotta hand her over 🫶
• seed — Buffer to store the key in. yep, the key goes in here. it's a u8 * buffer and that's where the goods land 🍓

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Returns 0 on success, negative on failure. that's it. that's the whole description, and honestly? iconic. short king energy 👑

ngl there's not a lot of lore here — success is 0, anything negative means it went sideways 😭

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

first up, the source vibe check — Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c 🧚

and now… the friend group. bestie this list is long, but every single one of them made the cut, so here we go, no skips, no summarising, we respect every entry 😤:

ice_hw_to_dev(9), ice_get_tx_pending(9), ice_check_for_hang_subtask(9), ice_init_mac_fltr(9), ice_add_mac_to_sync_list(9), ice_add_mac_to_unsync_list(9), ice_vsi_fltr_changed(9), ice_set_promisc(9), ice_clear_promisc(9), ice_vsi_sync_fltr(9), ice_sync_fltr_subtask(9), ice_pf_dis_all_vsi(9), ice_prepare_for_reset(9), ice_do_reset(9), ice_reset_subtask(9), ice_print_topo_conflict(9), ice_print_link_msg(9), ice_vsi_link_event(9), ice_set_dflt_mib(9), ice_check_phy_fw_load(9), ice_check_module_power(9), ice_check_link_cfg_err(9), ice_link_event(9), ice_watchdog_subtask(9), ice_init_link_events(9), ice_handle_link_event(9), ice_aq_prep_for_event(9), ice_aq_wait_for_event(9), ice_aq_check_events(9), ice_aq_cancel_waiting_tasks(9), __ice_clean_ctrlq(9), ice_ctrlq_pending(9), ice_clean_adminq_subtask(9), ice_clean_mailboxq_subtask(9), ice_clean_sbq_subtask(9), ice_service_task_schedule(9), ice_service_task_complete(9), ice_service_task_stop(9), ice_service_task_restart(9), ice_service_timer(9), ice_mdd_maybe_reset_vf(9), ice_handle_mdd_event(9), ice_init_nvm_phy_type(9), ice_init_link_dflt_override(9), ice_init_phy_cfg_dflt_override(9), ice_init_phy_user_cfg(9), ice_phy_cfg(9), ice_check_media_subtask(9), ice_service_task(9), ice_set_ctrlq_len(9), ice_schedule_reset(9)

ice_vsi_ena_irq(9), ice_vsi_req_irq_msix(9), ice_xdp_alloc_setup_rings(9), ice_vsi_assign_bpf_prog(9), ice_map_xdp_rings(9), ice_unmap_xdp_rings(9), ice_prepare_xdp_rings(9), ice_destroy_xdp_rings(9), ice_vsi_rx_napi_schedule(9), ice_vsi_determine_xdp_res(9), ice_max_xdp_frame_size(9), ice_xdp_setup_prog(9), ice_xdp_safe_mode(9), ice_xdp(9), ice_ena_misc_vector(9), ice_ll_ts_intr(9), ice_misc_intr(9), ice_misc_intr_thread_fn(9), ice_dis_ctrlq_interrupts(9), ice_free_irq_msix_ll_ts(9), ice_free_irq_msix_misc(9), ice_ena_ctrlq_interrupts(9), ice_req_irq_msix_misc(9), ice_set_ops(9), ice_set_netdev_features(9), ice_fill_rss_lut(9), ice_pf_vsi_setup(9), ice_ctrl_vsi_setup(9), ice_lb_vsi_setup(9), ice_vlan_rx_add_vid(9), ice_vlan_rx_kill_vid(9), ice_rep_indr_tc_block_unbind(9), ice_tc_indir_block_unregister(9), ice_tc_indir_block_register(9), ice_get_avail_q_count(9), ice_get_avail_txq_count(9), ice_get_avail_rxq_count(9), ice_deinit_pf(9), ice_set_pf_caps(9), ice_init_pf(9), ice_is_wol_supported(9), ice_vsi_recfg_qs(9), ice_set_safe_mode_vlan_cfg(9), ice_log_pkg_init(9), ice_load_pkg(9), ice_verify_cacheline_size(9), ice_send_version(9), ice_init_fdir(9), ice_get_opt_fw_name(9), ice_request_fw(9), ice_init_tx_topology(9), ice_init_supported_rxdids(9), ice_init_ddp_config(9), ice_print_wake_reason(9), ice_register_netdev(9), ice_cfg_netdev(9), ice_load(9), ice_unload(9), ice_probe(9), ice_set_wake(9), ice_setup_mc_magic_wake(9), ice_remove(9), ice_shutdown(9), ice_prepare_for_shutdown(9), ice_reinit_interrupt_scheme(9), ice_suspend(9), ice_resume(9), ice_pci_err_detected(9), ice_pci_err_slot_reset(9), ice_pci_err_resume(9), ice_pci_err_reset_prepare(9), ice_pci_err_reset_done(9), ice_module_init(9), ice_module_exit(9)

ice_set_mac_address(9), ice_set_rx_mode(9), ice_set_tx_maxrate(9), ice_fdb_add(9), ice_fdb_del(9), ice_fix_features(9), ice_set_rx_rings_vlan_proto(9), ice_set_vlan_offload_features(9), ice_set_vlan_filtering_features(9), ice_set_vlan_features(9), ice_set_loopback(9), ice_set_features(9), ice_vsi_vlan_setup(9), ice_vsi_cfg_lan(9), ice_init_moderation(9), ice_napi_enable_all(9), ice_up_complete(9), ice_up(9), ice_fetch_u64_tx_stats(9), ice_fetch_u64_rx_stats(9), ice_update_vsi_tx_ring_stats(9), ice_update_vsi_rx_ring_stats(9), ice_update_vsi_ring_stats(9), ice_update_vsi_stats(9), ice_update_pf_stats(9), ice_get_stats64(9), ice_napi_disable_all(9), ice_vsi_dis_irq(9), ice_down(9), ice_down_up(9), ice_vsi_setup_tx_rings(9), ice_vsi_setup_rx_rings(9), ice_vsi_open_ctrl(9), ice_vsi_open(9), ice_vsi_release_all(9), ice_vsi_rebuild_by_type(9), ice_update_pf_netdev_link(9), ice_rebuild(9), ice_change_mtu(9), ice_set_rss_lut(9), ice_set_rss_key(9), ice_get_rss_lut(9), ice_get_rss(9), ice_set_rss_hfunc(9)

ice_bridge_getlink(9), ice_vsi_update_bridge_mode(9), ice_bridge_setlink(9), ice_tx_timeout(9), ice_setup_tc_cls_flower(9), ice_setup_tc_block_cb_ingress(9), ice_setup_tc_block_cb_egress(9), ice_validate_mqprio_qopt(9), ice_add_vsi_to_fdir(9), ice_add_channel(9), ice_chnl_cfg_res(9), ice_cfg_chnl_all_res(9), ice_setup_hw_channel(9), ice_setup_channel(9), ice_set_bw_limit(9), ice_create_q_channel(9), ice_rem_all_chnl_fltrs(9), ice_remove_q_channels(9), ice_rebuild_channels(9), ice_create_q_channels(9), ice_setup_tc_mqprio_qdisc(9), ice_cfg_txtime(9), ice_offload_txtime(9), ice_open(9), ice_open_internal(9), ice_stop(9), ice_features_check(9)

phew 😮‍💨 that's the whole crew, every last one, we don't leave anyone on read 💀

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okay quick vibe check before you go: this page covers ice_get_rss_key only. everything above is literally what the manual says — don't @ me with extra lore that isn't here 🙈

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and that's a wrap bestie 🎀 this page lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, dated October 2026, manual section 9, filed under ice_get_rss_key(9) — go get that RSS key, you're gonna slay 💖✨🌟