idpf_get_strings(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 idpf_get_strings — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so real talk, this is idpf_get_strings(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? she's a little builder function and she's iconic for it 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

idpf_get_strings — get string set, bestie. that's the whole vibe 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void idpf_get_strings (struct net_device *netdev , u32 sset , u8 *data);

like, she takes three things and returns nothing. void. no notes, no cap 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • netdev — the network interface device structure. yes, that netdev. the main character fr fr 💅
  • sset — the id of the string set. which set are we stringing up? this tells you 🎀
  • data — the buffer for the string data. this is where the strings go. it's giving "empty bucket, please fill" 🪣✨

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

so basically she builds string tables for various string sets. that's it, that's the function. builds 'em, slays, moves on 🫶

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

okay this list is LONG, grab a snack 🍓 — and also peep the kernel file right here: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c

ngl, that's forty-one (41) whole references, and every single one of them is invited to the group chat 💀💖

🧚 sign-off 🧚

this page lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf, and it's dated October 2026 — periodt, that's the version, that's the date, mwah 💋⭐

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