idpf_set_rx_mode(9)

💖 idpf_set_rx_mode 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for idpf_set_rx_mode — yes, the title is right there and we are getting into it. This is the NDO callback to set the netdev filters, and honestly it's giving “small function, big responsibility.” 🫶

💅 NAME 💅

idpf_set_rx_mode — the NDO callback to set the netdev filters. That's the assignment, no cap. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void idpf_set_rx_mode (struct net_device *netdev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• netdev — the network interface device structure. That's the netdev bestie this callback is working with. 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the part where you need to lock in: before it calls our .set_rx_mode, the stack grabs the addr_list_lock spinlock. We cannot sleep in this context. Like, literally cannot. No napping, no snoozing, no “just five more minutes” — this context is a no-sleep zone. 😭💀

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

bestie, the SEE ALSO section is huge and I respect it. First up, the kernel file:

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c

Then the whole function squad, in the order they showed up:

• idpf_init_vector_stack(9)
• idpf_deinit_vector_stack(9)
• idpf_mb_intr_rel_irq(9)
• idpf_intr_rel(9)
• idpf_mb_intr_clean(9)
• idpf_mb_irq_enable(9)
• idpf_mb_intr_req_irq(9)
• idpf_mb_intr_init(9)
• idpf_vector_lifo_push(9)
• idpf_vector_lifo_pop(9)
• idpf_vector_stash(9)
• idpf_req_rel_vector_indexes(9)
• idpf_intr_req(9)
• idpf_del_all_flow_steer_filters(9)
• idpf_find_mac_filter(9)
• __idpf_del_mac_filter(9)
• idpf_del_mac_filter(9)
• __idpf_add_mac_filter(9)
• idpf_add_mac_filter(9)
• idpf_del_all_mac_filters(9)
• idpf_restore_mac_filters(9)
• idpf_remove_mac_filters(9)
• idpf_deinit_mac_addr(9)
• idpf_init_mac_addr(9)
• idpf_cfg_netdev(9)
• idpf_get_free_slot(9)
• idpf_remove_features(9)
• idpf_vport_stop(9)
• idpf_stop(9)
• idpf_decfg_netdev(9)
• idpf_vport_rel(9)
• idpf_vport_dealloc(9)
• idpf_is_hsplit_supported(9)
• idpf_vport_get_hsplit(9)
• idpf_vport_set_hsplit(9)
• idpf_vport_alloc(9)
• idpf_get_stats64(9)
• idpf_statistics_task(9)
• idpf_mbx_task(9)
• idpf_service_task(9)
• idpf_restore_features(9)
• idpf_set_real_num_queues(9)
• idpf_up_complete(9)
• idpf_rx_init_buf_tail(9)
• idpf_vport_open(9)
• idpf_init_task(9)
• idpf_sriov_ena(9)
• idpf_sriov_configure(9)
• idpf_deinit_task(9)
• idpf_check_reset_complete(9)
• idpf_init_hard_reset(9)
• idpf_vc_event_task(9)
• idpf_initiate_soft_reset(9)
• idpf_addr_sync(9)
• idpf_addr_unsync(9)
• idpf_set_features(9)
• idpf_open(9)
• idpf_change_mtu(9)
• idpf_chk_tso_segment(9)
• idpf_features_check(9)
• idpf_set_mac(9)

This page's source/version stamp says ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf, and the date is October 2026 — periodt. 💅✨