ice_lbtest_create_frame(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ice_lbtest_create_frame(9) — the kernel API man page, but make it cute 💖

Okay bestie, listen up, because we're diving into ice_lbtest_create_frame from the Kernel API Manual and honestly? It's giving "small function, big loopback-test energy" ✨ Ngl this one's short and sweet, so let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ice_lbtest_create_frame — literally just creates a test packet 🦋 no cap, that's the whole job.

🫶 SYNOPSIS 🫶

int ice_lbtest_create_frame (struct ice_pf *pf , u8 **ret_data , u16
size );

Copy that exactly, babe — the spacing is part of the vibe 💅

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • pf — pointer to the PF structure. Yep, the PF. She's the main character here 👑
  • ret_data — the allocated frame buffer, handed back to you through this 🎀
  • size — how big the packet data is. Your call, bestie 💜

💀 DESCRIPTION 💀

So what does she do? The function allocates a frame with a test pattern on specific offsets 🔥 That's it, that's the whole plot.

And the return value? Returns 0 on success, non-zero on failure. Iconic, predictable, we love a clear contract ⭐ (like, if it comes back non-zero, something went sideways, and you should probably pay attention 😭)

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The kernel file lives right here, no searching required:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c

And now, the friend group — every single one of them, because I would never leave a sibling out 🫶 get comfy, this is a long list:

Okay that's the whole page, bestie, you ate that 💅 one tiny sign-off: this little beauty comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, dated October 2026, and she answers to the name ice_lbtest_create_frame(9) 🦋 periodt ✨🎀

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