ice_mbx_init_vf_info(9)

ice_mbx_init_vf_info(9) 🫶

okay bestie, this one's straight from the Kernel API Manual and it's here to make a brand-new VF mailbox tracking info situation feel iconic. no cap, it's a little init function with big list-management energy. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ice_mbx_init_vf_info — initialize a new VF mailbox tracking info. literally that's the gig. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ice_mbx_init_vf_info (struct ice_hw *hw , struct ice_mbx_vf_info *vf_info );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• hw — pointer to the hardware structure. yes ma'am, the hardware hookup. 🫡
• vf_info — the mailbox tracking info structure for a VF. this is the VF's little info moment. 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what it does: it initializes a VF mailbox tracking info structure and inserts it into the snapshot list. that's the whole main-character move. ✨

and listen, if you remove the VF, you must also delete the associated VF info structure from the linked list. not optional, bestie — this is a cleanup requirement, periodt. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_mbx.c
• ice_aq_send_msg_to_vf(9)
• ice_conv_link_speed_to_virtchnl(9)
• ice_mbx_reset_snapshot(9)
• ice_mbx_traverse(9)
• ice_mbx_detect_malvf(9)
• ice_mbx_vf_dec_trig_e830(9)
• ice_mbx_vf_clear_cnt_e830(9)
• ice_mbx_vf_state_handler(9)
• ice_mbx_clear_malvf(9)
• ice_mbx_init_snapshot(9)

xoxo, signing off from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, October 2026 💋