ixgbe_clean_rx_irq(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_clean_rx_irq — bestie, this is the one that cleans the completed descriptors off the Rx ring, bounce-buffer style 💅

Oh and hi, you're reading the Kernel API Manual entry for ixgbe_clean_rx_irq(9), section 9, living its best life in the kernel docs. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_clean_rx_irq (struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector , struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring , const int budget );

Yep, that's the whole signature, no cap. Three args, one int coming back atcha. 🦋

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • q_vector — the struct that's holding all the interrupt + ring info. It's giving "I know everything about what just happened" energy. 👑
  • rx_ring — the rx descriptor ring where the packets actually get transacted. This is the main character of the operation, fr. 💖
  • budget — the total limit on how many packets we're allowed to process. Like a snack budget but for packets. Don't exceed it, bestie. 🍓

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Okay so here's the vibe: this function runs a "bounce buffer" approach to Rx interrupt processing. 🧚

And why is that iconic? Because on systems where IOMMU access has expensive overhead, this is literally the escape hatch — it avoids that cost entirely by maintaining the mapping of the page to the system. Lowkey genius. ✨

Returns the amount of work completed. That's it, that's the whole deal. 😭

Heads up bestie, the source of truth lives in the Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c — go read it if you want the full lore. 📖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

The friend group is huge, prepare yourself. 💀

Like I said. Entire friend group. Obsessed with them all actually 🫶💅

Okay that's the whole page, bestie — and before you go, credit where it's due: this cutie came from the source path ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026. Slay. 🎀✨💖

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