igbvf_open(9)

okay bestie, welcome to the igbvf_open(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — manual name folded in near the top like a little name tag, periodt. 💖

🎀 NAME 🎀

igbvf_open — Called when a network interface is made active. slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int igbvf_open (struct net_device *netdev );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• netdev — network interface device structure. that's the whole vibe.

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Returns 0 on success, negative value on failure. no cap.

The open entry point is called when a network interface is made active by the system (IFF_UP). At this point all resources needed for transmit and receive operations are allocated, the interrupt handler is registered with the OS, the watchdog timer is started, and the stack is notified that the interface is ready. iconic setup sequence honestly.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c

• igbvf_desc_unused(9)
• igbvf_receive_skb(9)
• igbvf_alloc_rx_buffers(9)
• igbvf_clean_rx_irq(9)
• igbvf_setup_tx_resources(9)
• igbvf_setup_rx_resources(9)
• igbvf_clean_tx_ring(9)
• igbvf_free_tx_resources(9)
• igbvf_clean_rx_ring(9)
• igbvf_free_rx_resources(9)
• igbvf_update_itr(9)
• igbvf_clean_tx_irq(9)
• igbvf_configure_msix(9)
• igbvf_set_interrupt_capability(9)
• igbvf_request_msix(9)
• igbvf_alloc_queues(9)
• igbvf_request_irq(9)
• igbvf_irq_disable(9)
• igbvf_irq_enable(9)
• igbvf_poll(9)
• igbvf_set_rlpml(9)
• igbvf_configure_tx(9)
• igbvf_setup_srrctl(9)
• igbvf_configure_rx(9)
• igbvf_set_multi(9)
• igbvf_set_uni(9)
• igbvf_configure(9)
• igbvf_sw_init(9)
• igbvf_close(9)
• igbvf_set_mac(9)
• igbvf_update_stats(9)
• igbvf_watchdog(9)
• igbvf_tx_timeout(9)
• igbvf_change_mtu(9)
• igbvf_io_error_detected(9)
• igbvf_io_slot_reset(9)
• igbvf_io_resume(9)
• igbvf_io_prepare(9)
• igbvf_io_reset_done(9)
• igbvf_probe(9)
• igbvf_remove(9)
• igbvf_init_module(9)
• igbvf_exit_module(9)

xoxo, your Unix bestie 💅 — this igbvf_open(9) page is from the Kernel API Manual, and the footer source/version + date sign-off is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and October 2026. periodt. 🦋