igb_set_default_fc(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

👑 igb_set_default_fc(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9, page igb_set_default_fc(9). yes the page name is in the title AND at the bottom, that's just how manpages serve 💁‍♀️ anyway. this one's a little networking baddie from the Intel igb driver and she's lowkey doing one very specific job. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

igb_set_default_fc — sets the default values for flow control, periodt 💖

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

s32 igb_set_default_fc (struct e1000_hw *hw );

that's the whole signature, no cap. returns an s32, takes one pointer. she's simple, she's iconic 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure 💅 like, the actual hardware struct she's gonna read from. give her a valid one or don't come at her fr fr

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the vibe: igb_set_default_fc reads the EEPROM for the default values for flow control, and then it stores those values. that's it. that's the whole errand. 🌈

read from EEPROM ➡️ store the flow-control defaults ➡️ she's done ➡️ she's leaving the group chat 😭✨

no extra drama, no side quests, just a little EEPROM read + store moment. main character energy honestly 👑

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

okay this section is a whole friend group, get comfy 🍓

the kernel file she lives in:

  • ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c

and the squad, in the exact order they were introduced:

like, thirty-two besties. ate and left no crumbs 🧚💜

ngl the whole page is basically "reads EEPROM, stores flow control defaults" — so if you were expecting chaos, sorry bestie, she's a well-behaved function 💀

and that's the page!! footer vibes for the record books: this one ships from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, dated October 2026, and she answers to the name igb_set_default_fc(9) 💖 slay, go read your EEPROM, ily, bye!! 🎀✨

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