igc_configure_msix(9)
π igc_configure_msix(9) π
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ β this one's igc_configure_msix(9), and it's honestly a little baddie of a function. short, sweet, and does exactly one job. let's get into it π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
igc_configure_msix β Configure MSI-X hardware π
like, the whole name is the plot. it configures. MSI-X. hardware. periodt.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void igc_configure_msix (struct igc_adapter *adapter );
returns void btw β it does the thing and doesn't even ask for a thank-you. main character energy fr fr π
π ARGUMENTS π
adapterβ Pointer to adapter structure β¨ that's it. that's the whole argument list. one (1) pointer, zero notes, iconic.
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
so what does it do? igc_configure_msix sets up the hardware to properly generate MSI-X interrupts. π₯
that's the tea. it's the hardware-wrangling step that makes your MSI-X interrupts actually come through correctly β no extra lore, no side quests, just vibes and register setup.
ngl this page is short, but that's not a red flag, it's just a function that knows what it is π
π SEE ALSO π
the friend group π«Ά β also, the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c if you wanna go read the source like the little detective you are π
igc_power_up_link(9)igc_release_hw_control(9)igc_get_hw_control(9)igc_clean_tx_ring(9)igc_free_tx_resources(9)igc_free_all_tx_resources(9)igc_clean_all_tx_rings(9)igc_disable_all_tx_rings_hw(9)igc_setup_tx_resources(9)igc_setup_all_tx_resources(9)igc_clean_rx_ring(9)igc_clean_all_rx_rings(9)igc_free_rx_resources(9)igc_free_all_rx_resources(9)igc_setup_rx_resources(9)igc_setup_all_rx_resources(9)igc_configure_rx_ring(9)igc_configure_rx(9)igc_configure_tx_ring(9)igc_configure_tx(9)igc_setup_mrqc(9)igc_setup_rctl(9)igc_setup_tctl(9)igc_set_mac_filter_hw(9)igc_clear_mac_filter_hw(9)igc_set_mac(9)igc_write_mc_addr_list(9)igc_process_skb_fields(9)igc_add_rx_frag(9)igc_reuse_rx_page(9)igc_is_non_eop(9)igc_cleanup_headers(9)igc_alloc_rx_buffers(9)igc_clean_tx_irq(9)igc_add_mac_filter(9)igc_del_mac_filter(9)igc_add_vlan_prio_filter(9)igc_del_vlan_prio_filter(9)igc_add_etype_filter(9)igc_del_etype_filter(9)igc_get_nfc_rule(9)igc_del_nfc_rule(9)igc_add_nfc_rule(9)igc_enable_empty_addr_recv(9)igc_set_rx_mode(9)igc_configure(9)igc_write_ivar(9)igc_irq_enable(9)igc_irq_disable(9)igc_reset_q_vector(9)igc_free_q_vector(9)igc_free_q_vectors(9)igc_update_itr(9)igc_set_interrupt_capability(9)igc_update_ring_itr(9)igc_cache_ring_register(9)igc_poll(9)igc_alloc_q_vector(9)igc_alloc_q_vectors(9)igc_init_interrupt_scheme(9)igc_sw_init(9)igc_up(9)igc_update_stats(9)igc_down(9)igc_change_mtu(9)igc_tx_timeout(9)igc_get_stats64(9)igc_msix_other(9)igc_request_msix(9)igc_clear_interrupt_scheme(9)igc_has_link(9)igc_watchdog(9)igc_intr_msi(9)igc_intr(9)igc_request_irq(9)__igc_open(9)__igc_close(9)igc_probe(9)igc_remove(9)igc_io_error_detected(9)igc_io_slot_reset(9)igc_io_resume(9)igc_reinit_queues(9)igc_get_hw_dev(9)igc_init_module(9)igc_exit_module(9)
and that's the page, bestie π shoutout to the source at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc, dated October 2026, all wrapped up as igc_configure_msix(9) β go forth and configure ur MSI-X hardware properly, i believe in u π§πβ¨
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