igc_io_error_detected(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… igc_io_error_detected πŸ’…

ok so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β€” yes section nine, the fun one where all the kernel functions live. this page is literally all about igc_io_error_detected, and it's giving "the NIC had a bad day and we need to talk about it" energy 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

igc_io_error_detected β€” called when PCI error is detected 🌸

like, that's the whole job description. a PCI error shows up, this function gets the call. iconic honestly.


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pci_ers_result_t igc_io_error_detected (struct pci_dev *pdev ,
pci_channel_state_t state );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • pdev β€” pointer to the PCI device πŸ’– like, which device are we having feelings about
  • state β€” the current PCI connection state πŸ¦‹ the vibe check of the bus at the moment of the oopsie

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

okay so here's the tea β˜• β€” this function is called after a PCI bus error affecting this device has been detected. that's it, that's the moment. the error's already been spotted, and now this function gets summoned. main character energy, no cap ✨

not me reading this and going "oh so it's the aftermath handler" β€” yes bestie, exactly that. after. detected. done. πŸ’…

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c β€” that's where the source lives, go look, iykyk 🧚

and now the full squad, no one left behind fr fr πŸ‘‘


okay bestie that's the whole page, you ate that πŸ“ and for the receipts: this one lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc, dated October 2026, page igc_io_error_detected(9). slay, go read your dmesg πŸ’œβœ¨

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