igb_free_rx_resources(9)
π igb_free_rx_resources(9)
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ this one's a lil function called igb_free_rx_resources, and honestly? it's giving "cleanup era" π§Ήπ
πΈ NAME
igb_free_rx_resources β free Rx Resources π«Ά
like, the whole vibe is releasing the receive-side resources. no cap.
β SYNOPSIS
void igb_free_rx_resources (struct igb_ring *rx_ring );
that's it, that's the whole thing. returns nothing (void), takes exactly one pointer. simple queen behavior π
π ARGUMENTS
rx_ringβ the ring you wanna clean the resources from π like, hand her over and she gets scrubbed.
π¦ DESCRIPTION
Free all receive software resources β¨
that's the assignment, that's the whole job. she frees every receive software resource. no leftovers, no crumbs, we love a thorough bestie ππ₯
lowkey important: this is the software resources on the receive side, and she's doing it for the ring you pass in. periodt π
π SEE ALSO
the whole friend group π also check out the kernel file:
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
and now the full squad, in order, no one left out π«Άβ¨
igb_get_i2c_data(9)igb_set_i2c_data(9)igb_set_i2c_clk(9)igb_get_i2c_clk(9)igb_get_hw_dev(9)igb_init_module(9)igb_exit_module(9)igb_cache_ring_register(9)igb_write_ivar(9)igb_configure_msix(9)igb_request_msix(9)igb_free_q_vector(9)igb_reset_q_vector(9)igb_free_q_vectors(9)igb_clear_interrupt_scheme(9)igb_set_interrupt_capability(9)igb_alloc_q_vector(9)igb_alloc_q_vectors(9)igb_init_interrupt_scheme(9)igb_request_irq(9)igb_irq_disable(9)igb_irq_enable(9)igb_release_hw_control(9)igb_get_hw_control(9)igb_config_tx_modes(9)igb_setup_tx_mode(9)igb_configure(9)igb_power_up_link(9)igb_power_down_link(9)igb_check_swap_media(9)igb_up(9)igb_set_i2c_bb(9)igb_set_fw_version(9)igb_init_mas(9)igb_init_i2c(9)igb_probe(9)igb_remove_i2c(9)igb_remove(9)igb_probe_vfs(9)igb_sw_init(9)__igb_open(9)__igb_close(9)igb_setup_tx_resources(9)igb_setup_all_tx_resources(9)igb_setup_tctl(9)igb_configure_tx_ring(9)igb_configure_tx(9)igb_setup_rx_resources(9)igb_setup_all_rx_resources(9)igb_setup_mrqc(9)igb_setup_rctl(9)igb_setup_srrctl(9)igb_configure_rx_ring(9)igb_configure_rx(9)igb_free_tx_resources(9)igb_free_all_tx_resources(9)igb_clean_tx_ring(9)igb_clean_all_tx_rings(9)igb_free_all_rx_resources(9)igb_clean_rx_ring(9)igb_clean_all_rx_rings(9)igb_set_mac(9)igb_write_mc_addr_list(9)igb_set_rx_mode(9)igb_has_link(9)igb_check_lvmmc(9)igb_watchdog(9)igb_update_ring_itr(9)igb_update_itr(9)igb_tx_timeout(9)igb_get_stats64(9)igb_change_mtu(9)igb_update_stats(9)igb_set_uta(9)igb_intr_msi(9)igb_intr(9)igb_poll(9)igb_clean_tx_irq(9)igb_reuse_rx_page(9)igb_add_rx_frag(9)igb_is_non_eop(9)igb_cleanup_headers(9)igb_process_skb_fields(9)igb_alloc_rx_buffers(9)igb_mii_ioctl(9)igb_ioctl(9)igb_io_error_detected(9)igb_io_slot_reset(9)igb_io_resume(9)igb_rar_set_index(9)igb_read_i2c_byte(9)igb_write_i2c_byte(9)
like I said β everyone's invited to this party ππ
that's the whole page bestie, mwah π this one's from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, dated October 2026, and it lives in the Kernel API Manual π go free those rx resources, you got this π¦β¨
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