ice_vc_fdir...rof_conflict(9)
π ice_vc_fdir_has_prof_conflict β Kernel API Manual β¨
okay so bestie, you're looking at ice_vc_fdir_has_prof_conflict(9) β yes that's a whole mouthful, the header line out there truncating it into ice_vc_fdir...rof_conflict(9) like it ran out of breath π«Ά. This one lives in the Kernel API Manual, so grab a snack and let's get into it.
π NAME π
ice_vc_fdir_has_prof_conflict β
and that's... literally it π. The manpage gives us the function name and then just a dash and dips. No one-liner, no nothing. Iconic minimalism, honestly. The rest of the story is down in DESCRIPTION, so keep scrolling bestie π.
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
bool ice_vc_fdir_has_prof_conflict (struct ice_vf *vf , struct
virtchnl_fdir_fltr_conf *conf );
It returns a bool, it takes two pointers, and it's giving "short and sweet but important" energy π₯.
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
vfβ pointer to the VF structure πconfβ the FDIR configuration for each filter π¦
π§ DESCRIPTION π§
So what does it actually do? It checks whether conf has a conflicting profile with the existing profiles. That's the whole vibe check β it looks at the profile you're bringing in, compares it against the ones already chilling there, and tells you if there's beef π.
No cap, that's it. It's a conflict detector and nothing more π.
β RETURN β
trueon success πfalseon error π
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/virt/fdir.c β go read the source, iykyk π
And the whole friend group, in order:
ice_vc_fdir_param_check(9)ice_vf_start_ctrl_vsi(9)ice_vc_fdir_alloc_prof(9)ice_vc_fdir_free_prof(9)ice_vc_fdir_free_prof_all(9)ice_vc_fdir_parse_flow_fld(9)ice_vc_fdir_set_flow_fld(9)ice_vc_fdir_set_flow_hdr(9)ice_vc_fdir_rem_prof(9)ice_vc_fdir_rem_prof_all(9)ice_vc_fdir_reset_cnt_all(9)ice_vc_fdir_write_flow_prof(9)ice_vc_fdir_config_input_set(9)ice_vc_fdir_is_raw_flow(9)ice_vc_fdir_parse_raw(9)ice_vc_fdir_parse_pattern(9)ice_vc_fdir_parse_action(9)ice_vc_validate_fdir_fltr(9)ice_vc_fdir_comp_rules(9)ice_vc_fdir_is_dup_fltr(9)ice_vc_fdir_insert_entry(9)ice_vc_fdir_remove_entry(9)ice_vc_fdir_lookup_entry(9)ice_vc_fdir_flush_entry(9)ice_vc_fdir_write_fltr(9)ice_vf_fdir_timer(9)ice_vc_fdir_irq_handler(9)ice_vf_fdir_dump_info(9)ice_vf_verify_rx_desc(9)ice_vc_add_fdir_fltr_post(9)ice_vc_del_fdir_fltr_post(9)ice_flush_fdir_ctx(9)ice_vc_fdir_set_irq_ctx(9)ice_vc_fdir_clear_irq_ctx(9)ice_vc_parser_fv_check_diff(9)ice_vc_parser_fv_save(9)ice_vc_add_fdir_raw(9)ice_vc_add_fdir_fltr(9)ice_vc_del_fdir_raw(9)ice_vc_del_fdir_fltr(9)ice_vf_fdir_init(9)ice_vf_fdir_exit(9)
Like, that's the entire group chat and they all ate π periodt.
and that's a wrap, bestie π this page came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes, the source line also got truncated, we're all just doing our best out here π) and the date on it is October 2026 β. mwah, go check your profiles π
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