ice_vc_validate_vqs_bitmaps(9)
π ice_vc_validate_vqs_bitmaps(9) β a Kernel API Manual moment π
okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is literally ice_vc_validate_vqs_bitmaps(9). she's a little bool-returning icon and she has ONE job: vibe-checking the Rx/Tx queue bitmaps that come in from VIRTCHNL. no cap. π
β¨ NAME β¨
ice_vc_validate_vqs_bitmaps β validate Rx/Tx queue bitmaps from VIRTCHNL π¦
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
bool ice_vc_validate_vqs_bitmaps (struct virtchnl_queue_select *vqs );
that's it. that's the whole signature. she's compact, she's efficient, she ate. π
π ARGUMENTS π
vqsβ avirtchnl_queue_selectstructure containing the bitmaps to validate. so like, this is the thing you're handing her to inspect. she's gonna look at those bitmaps and decide if they pass the vibe check. π«Ά
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
Return true on successful validation, else false.
that's the whole description, and honestly? iconic. she doesn't over-explain. she validates, she returns a bool, she moves on with main character energy. no long monologue, no lore dump, just pure function. πβ¨
lowkey the entire contract in one line βtruemeans the bitmaps from VIRTCHNL checked out,falsemeans they did NOT. those are the only two outcomes, periodt. π
β SEE ALSO β
so if you wanna go deeper (and you KNOW you do), here's the whole friend group β they all live in the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/virt/queues.c and honestly it's giving squad goals: π
ice_vc_get_max_frame_size(9)ice_vc_isvalid_q_id(9)ice_vc_isvalid_ring_len(9)ice_vf_cfg_qs_bw(9)ice_vf_cfg_q_quanta_profile(9)ice_vf_ena_txq_interrupt(9)ice_vf_ena_rxq_interrupt(9)ice_vf_dis_rxq_interrupt(9)ice_vc_ena_qs_msg(9)ice_vf_vsi_dis_single_txq(9)ice_vc_dis_qs_msg(9)ice_cfg_interrupt(9)ice_vc_cfg_irq_map_msg(9)ice_vc_cfg_q_bw(9)ice_vc_cfg_q_quanta(9)ice_vc_cfg_qs_msg(9)ice_vc_request_qs_msg(9)
like, that's a FULL roster. read them all, bestie, iykyk. ππ
and that's the page!! mwah π before you close the tab tho β this lil masterpiece lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (the path gets cut off, tragic, i know π), dated October 2026, and it's all about ice_vc_validate_vqs_bitmaps(9). take care of her, she's fragile but she's thriving. bye bestie!! π§πΈπ
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