ice_write_nvm_module(9)

💅 ice_write_nvm_module(9) — like, the actual kernel API manual, bestie 🎀

okay so real quick — this page lives in the Kernel API Manual section 9, and it's all about ice_write_nvm_module, which is giving "I flash your network card's firmware" main character energy. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ice_write_nvm_module — write data to an NVM module. that's it, that's the whole vibe 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ice_write_nvm_module (struct ice_pf *pf , u16 module , const char
*component , const u8 *image , u32 length , u8 *reset_level , struct
netlink_ext_ack *extack );

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• pf — the PF driver structure 🫶 that's your driver's whole personality right there
• module — the module id to program, iykyk 🌈
• component — the name of the component being updated. name it, bestie 💅
• image — buffer of image data to write to the NVM. this is the payload, the moment, the content 🔥
• length — length of the buffer. gotta know how much you're working with fr fr
• reset_level — storage for reset level required. it's where the answer goes, not where it comes from 🙈
• extack — netlink extended ACK structure 🧚

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so here's the tea: this function loops over the data for a given NVM module and programs it in 4 Kb blocks. every single block, one at a time, no skipping 🎯

after each block is programmed, it notifies the devlink core of progress. like a little "we're at 40% bestie, keep streaming" update 💌

it loops over a block of data and programs the NVM in 4k block chunks. yes, both 4 Kb and 4k appear in the original and yes we're keeping both, that's just how it is 😭

⚠️ lowkey important: note this function assumes the caller has acquired the NVM resource. that's on you, not on this function. no cap, if you didn't grab it first, that's a you problem 💀

👑 RETURN 👑

zero on success, or a negative error code on failure. that's the whole range, no in-between ✨

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_fw_update.c

• ice_send_package_data(9)
• ice_check_component_response(9)
• ice_send_component_table(9)
• ice_write_one_nvm_block(9)
• ice_erase_nvm_module(9)
• ice_switch_flash_banks(9)
• ice_flash_component(9)
• ice_finalize_update(9)
• ice_op_pci_match_record(9)
• ice_get_pending_updates(9)
• ice_cancel_pending_update(9)
• ice_devlink_flash_update(9)

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okay that's the page!! 🍓 this whole thing comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice and the date on it is October 2026 — so yeah, from the future, slay 🦋💫 go flash something responsibly, mwah 💖🌸