igc_rx_fifo_flush_base(9)

💅 igc_rx_fifo_flush_base(9) 💅

okay bestie, this one is from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the little cleanup crew for the rx fifo ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

igc_rx_fifo_flush_base — clean rx fifo after Rx enable 🧚

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void igc_rx_fifo_flush_base (struct igc_hw *hw );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hw — pointer to the HW structure 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

After Rx enable, if manageability is enabled then there is likely some bad data at the start of the fifo and possibly in the DMA fifo too 😭

This function clears the fifos and flushes any packets that came in as rx was being enabled. periodt 💅

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_base.c
• igc_reset_hw_base(9)
• igc_init_nvm_params_base(9)
• igc_setup_copper_link_base(9)
• igc_init_mac_params_base(9)
• igc_init_phy_params_base(9)
• igc_acquire_phy_base(9)
• igc_release_phy_base(9)
• igc_init_hw_base(9)
• igc_power_down_phy_copper_base(9)

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mwah 💋 — from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc, October 2026 🎀