igb_poll_for_msg(9)

💖 igb_poll_for_msg — like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💖

okay so real talk, this is igb_poll_for_msg(9) from the Kernel API Manual and it is literally the "hey bestie, u up? u got a message??" function 🫶 she just sits there and waits for a message notification and tbh she eats every time ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

igb_poll_for_msg — wait for message notification, no cap 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

s32 igb_poll_for_msg (struct e1000_hw *hw , u16 mbx_id );

like that's the whole vibe check right there 🎀

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• hw — pointer to the HW structure. yes queen, hand over the hardware structure, she needs it 👑
• mbx_id — id of mailbox to write. the mailbox ID, iykyk 📬

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

returns SUCCESS if it successfully received a message notification ⭐

like that's it, that's the whole function, and honestly? iconic. she polls, she waits, and if the message notification comes through she gives you SUCCESS and you can go about your day 💖

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file itself lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mbx.c — go read it, she's right there 🙈

and the whole friend group, fr fr:

• igb_read_mbx(9)
• igb_write_mbx(9)
• igb_check_for_msg(9)
• igb_check_for_ack(9)
• igb_check_for_rst(9)
• igb_unlock_mbx(9)
• igb_poll_for_ack(9)
• igb_read_posted_mbx(9)
• igb_write_posted_mbx(9)
• igb_check_for_msg_pf(9)
• igb_check_for_ack_pf(9)
• igb_check_for_rst_pf(9)
• igb_obtain_mbx_lock_pf(9)
• igb_release_mbx_lock_pf(9)
• igb_write_mbx_pf(9)
• igb_read_mbx_pf(9)
• igb_init_mbx_params_pf(9)

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ok that's the whole page, go poll ur messages bestie, ily 😭💖

and that's a wrap on the sign-off: this lil beauty comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, dated October 2026, and her full name is igb_poll_for_msg(9) 🧚‍♀️✨ periodt.