igb_init_interrupt_scheme(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– igb_init_interrupt_scheme(9) β€” like, the whole glow-up ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual (section 9, yes, the ~fancy~ one πŸŽ€). Today's main character is igb_init_interrupt_scheme, and honestly? she's the one who sets the whole party up before anyone else shows up. let's get into it πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

igb_init_interrupt_scheme β€” she initializes interrupts and allocates queues/vectors. that's it, that's the vibe πŸ¦‹


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int igb_init_interrupt_scheme (struct igb_adapter *adapter , bool msix
);

like look at that signature. so clean. so iconic. πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • adapter β€” the board private structure you're gonna initialize. she's the whole personality of the board tbh, so be nice to her πŸ’–
  • msix β€” a boolean value of the MSIX capability. yes/no energy. does she have MSIX or not, bestie, pick one 🌈

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

so what does she actually do? okay so β€” this function initializes the interrupts, and it allocates all of the queues. all of them. every single one. no queues left behind, periodt πŸ’€βœ¨

that's genuinely the whole description ngl. short, sweet, and gets straight to the point. main character energy 🧚


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

first up, the kernel file she lives in β€” literally her address, iykyk:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c

and now the friend group β€” every single one of them, because she does not do a small circle πŸ™ˆ:

like… the way she knows everybody?? networking royalty fr fr πŸ‘‘


bestie reminder: every single name up there is exactly as written, so if you're grepping, don't be cute and retype them by hand. copy-paste is self-care 🫢

and that's the page!! πŸ“ sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, dated October 2026, and she's filed under igb_init_interrupt_scheme(9) forever and ever. slay, go init some interrupts, ily πŸ’œβœ¨

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