idpf_vport_ctrl_unlock(9)
π idpf_vport_ctrl_unlock(9) β the Kernel API Manual glow-up
okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual β yes, the actual kernel manual, we're in the big leagues now β¨ β and it's about one tiny little function that does one tiny little thing, but like... it's an important tiny little thing, okay? π
πΈ NAME πΈ
idpf_vport_ctrl_unlock β literally just releases the vport control lock. that's it. that's the whole vibe. ππ
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void idpf_vport_ctrl_unlock (struct net_device *netdev );
no return value, no drama, no surprises β she takes one argument and she dips π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
netdevβ the network interface device structure π«Ά like, thestruct net_deviceitself, the main character of your netdev situation. hand her over and the lock gets unlocked, periodt.
π SEE ALSO π
okay so this is where it gets iconic β the whole idpf friend group is tagged in this post πΈπ and no, we are not leaving anyone out, everyone gets their moment:
- kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h struct idpf_mac_filter(9)enum idpf_state(9)enum idpf_flags(9)enum idpf_cap_field(9)enum idpf_vport_state(9)struct idpf_netdev_priv(9)struct idpf_reset_reg(9)struct idpf_vport_max_q(9)struct idpf_reg_ops(9)struct idpf_dev_ops(9)enum idpf_vport_reset_cause(9)enum idpf_vport_flags(9)struct idpf_tstamp_stats(9)struct idpf_q_vec_rsrc(9)struct idpf_vport(9)enum idpf_user_flags(9)struct idpf_rss_data(9)struct idpf_q_coalesce(9)struct idpf_vport_user_config_data(9)enum idpf_vport_config_flags(9)struct idpf_avail_queue_info(9)struct idpf_vector_info(9)struct idpf_vector_lifo(9)struct idpf_queue_id_reg_chunk(9)struct idpf_queue_id_reg_info(9)struct idpf_vport_config(9)struct idpf_adapter(9)idpf_is_queue_model_split(9)idpf_is_rdma_cap_ena(9)idpf_get_reserved_vecs(9)idpf_get_reserved_rdma_vecs(9)idpf_get_default_vports(9)idpf_get_max_vports(9)idpf_get_max_tx_bufs(9)idpf_get_min_tx_pkt_len(9)idpf_is_reset_detected(9)idpf_is_reset_in_prog(9)idpf_netdev_to_vport(9)idpf_netdev_to_adapter(9)idpf_is_feature_ena(9)idpf_get_max_tx_hdr_size(9)idpf_vport_ctrl_lock(9)β her sister btw, the lock to this unlock, they're a matched set π«Άβ¨
ngl if you're here, you probably want the lock page too β that's idpf_vport_ctrl_lock(9), right there at the bottom of the list. go give her a read, iykyk π
π mwah, that's the whole page! sourced straight from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf, dated October 2026, and titled idpf_vport_ctrl_unlock(9) β slay, go unlock something responsibly bestie πππ¦
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms