ixgbe_allocate_devlink(9)

💖 NAME 💖

ixgbe_allocate_devlink — Allocate devlink instance

okay so welcome to ixgbe_allocate_devlink(9) from the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💅 this page is literally all about allocating the devlink thing, and we're gonna get into it ✨

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct ixgbe_adapter * ixgbe_allocate_devlink (struct device *dev );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — the device to allocate devlink for, periodt 💖

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So the vibe here is: allocate a devlink instance for this physical function. That's the whole main-character job, no cap ✨

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

On success, you get a pointer to the device adapter structure 🫶

When allocation fails, it's ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) — yes, the allocation-failed moment, lowkey important to check 😭

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/devlink/devlink.c — like, the source file bestie 💜
• ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_start(9)
• ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_finish(9)
• ixgbe_devlink_set_switch_id(9)
• ixgbe_devlink_register_port(9)

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that's the tea from the Kernel API Manual corner: source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026 🌈 mwah 💋✨