irdma_manage_arp_cache(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 irdma_manage_arp_cache — like, the whole vibe

okay so bestie, welcome to irdma_manage_arp_cache(9) from the Kernel API Manual ✨ — this is the little glow-up function that handles the hardware ARP cache. yes, that ARP cache. she's managing it. periodt 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

irdma_manage_arp_cache — manage hw arp cache 🎀

like literally, she manages the hardware arp cache. that's the whole job. no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void irdma_manage_arp_cache (struct irdma_pci_f *rf , const unsigned
char *mac_addr , u32 *ip_addr , bool ipv4 , u32 action );

she returns void btw — no little return value gift for you, she simply does the thing and leaves 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • rf — the RDMA PCI function 🫶 like, this is the device she's working her magic on.
  • mac_addr — a pointer to the mac address ⭐ yes, a pointer, so pls keep it valid, iykyk.
  • ip_addr — the ip addr for the arp cache 🌈 this is the IP she's matching up.
  • ipv4 — a flag indicating IPv4 🌸 (the original says "inicating" and we're choosing to be kind about it 💖).
  • action — add, delete or modify 🔥 the three moods. pick one.

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

first up, the actual kernel file where the lore lives:

Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/hw.c

and now… the friend group 😭 the way there are so many of them. all of these are (9) man pages and they are all, every single one, part of the same iconic irdma saga:

like… that's the whole extended universe 🫶 go read them, she's worth it 💜

ngl bestie, the action arg is doing a lot of heavy lifting — add, delete, or modify 💀 make sure you actually pass the right one, mkay?

and that's the page!! 🌈 she lives in ./drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma 🎀 dated October 2026 ✨ and yes the footer says irdma_manage_arp_cache(9) again because she's the main character and she knows it 👑💅 bye bestie, slay your ARP cache 🦋

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