ice_sf_dev_probe(9)

💅 ice_sf_dev_probe 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to this Kernel API Manual moment — we’re talking about ice_sf_dev_probe(9), and she is lowkey the main character of the subfunction probe situation. let’s get into it 🫶

🎀 NAME 🎀

ice_sf_dev_probe — subfunction driver probe function. that’s the whole name, no cap 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

the signature is giving exactly this, so copy it with your whole chest:

int ice_sf_dev_probe (struct auxiliary_device *adev , const struct
       auxiliary_device_id *id );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• adev — pointer to the auxiliary device. yes bestie, a pointer to the auxiliary device, that’s the vibe ✨
• id — pointer to the auxiliary_device id. literally a pointer to the auxiliary_device id, periodt 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

what she does is configure VSI and netdev resources for the subfunction device. that’s the assignment, and she ate 🔥

🔥 RETURN 🔥

she returns zero on success, or an error code on failure. so: success = zero, failure = an error code. iykyk 💀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sf_eth.c
• ice_sf_cfg_netdev(9)
• ice_sf_dev_remove(9)
• ice_sf_driver_register(9)
• ice_sf_driver_unregister(9)
• ice_sf_dev_release(9)
• ice_sf_eth_activate(9)
• ice_sf_eth_deactivate(9)

okay that’s the page, bestie. source/version: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice; date: October 2026; page: ice_sf_dev_probe(9). byeee, mwah 💋✨🫶