ice_set_vf_bw(9)

💅 ice_set_vf_bw(9) 💅

okay so welcome to the kernel API manual page for ice_set_vf_bw, bestie — yes the whole title is literally ice_set_vf_bw(9) and no we're not skipping any of it. this is the page where the Intel ice driver gets told how fast a VF is allowed to go. buckle up, it's short but it's iconic 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ice_set_vf_bw — set min/max VF bandwidth 🌈

like, literally that's the whole job. it sets the minimum and maximum bandwidth for a VF. no cap.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ice_set_vf_bw (struct net_device *netdev , int vf_id , int
min_tx_rate , int max_tx_rate );

so it returns an int, and it takes four things. that's the vibe check and it passed 💜

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• netdev — the network interface device structure. the actual netdev we're messing with, main character energy tbh 👑
• vf_id — VF identifier. which virtual function we're talking about, so we know who's getting the rate limit 💅
• min_tx_rate — Minimum Tx rate in Mbps. the floor, the bare minimum, the "you must at least do this much" 🍓
• max_tx_rate — Maximum Tx rate in Mbps. the ceiling, the "do not exceed, I'm watching you" 🔥

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c — that's the source of truth, go read it, it's giving lore ✨

and here's the whole friend group, every single one of them, no unfollowing anyone:

• ice_free_vf_entries(9)
• ice_free_vf_res(9)
• ice_dis_vf_mappings(9)
• ice_free_vfs(9)
• ice_vf_vsi_setup(9)
• ice_ena_vf_msix_mappings(9)
• ice_ena_vf_q_mappings(9)
• ice_ena_vf_mappings(9)
• ice_calc_vf_reg_idx(9)
• ice_set_per_vf_res(9)
• ice_init_vf_vsi_res(9)
• ice_start_vfs(9)
• ice_sriov_free_vf(9)
• ice_sriov_clear_reset_state(9)
• ice_sriov_clear_mbx_register(9)
• ice_sriov_trigger_reset_register(9)
• ice_sriov_poll_reset_status(9)
• ice_sriov_clear_reset_trigger(9)
• ice_sriov_post_vsi_rebuild(9)
• ice_create_vf_entries(9)
• ice_ena_vfs(9)
• ice_pci_sriov_ena(9)
• ice_check_sriov_allowed(9)
• ice_sriov_get_vf_total_msix(9)
• ice_sriov_set_msix_vec_count(9)
• ice_sriov_configure(9)
• ice_process_vflr_event(9)
• ice_get_vf_from_pfq(9)
• ice_globalq_to_pfq(9)
• ice_vf_lan_overflow_event(9)
• ice_set_vf_spoofchk(9)
• ice_get_vf_cfg(9)
• __ice_set_vf_mac(9)
• ice_set_vf_mac(9)
• ice_setup_vf_trust(9)
• ice_set_vf_trust(9)
• ice_set_vf_link_state(9)
• ice_calc_all_vfs_min_tx_rate(9)
• ice_min_tx_rate_oversubscribed(9)
• ice_get_vf_stats(9)
• ice_is_supported_port_vlan_proto(9)
• ice_set_vf_port_vlan(9)
• ice_print_vf_rx_mdd_event(9)
• ice_print_vf_tx_mdd_event(9)
• ice_print_vfs_mdd_events(9)
• ice_restore_all_vfs_msi_state(9)

iykyk 💀

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that's the whole page bestie, we ate and left no crumbs 🍓✨ the source of all this is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice and it's dated October 2026, so mark your calendars, periodt 💖🎀