ixgbe_configure_msix(9)
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ixgbe_configure_msix β Configure MSI-X hardware
okay bestie, so this little cutie lives in the Kernel API Manual (section 9, kernel-space vibes only π§), and honestly? It's a one-job icon. She configures MSI-X hardware. That's the whole personality. Periodt.
β¨ NAME β¨
ixgbe_configure_msix β configure MSI-X hardware
π SYNOPSIS π
void ixgbe_configure_msix (struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
adapterβ the board private structure πΈ that's it, that's the whole argument list, she travels light
π DESCRIPTION π
So like β ixgbe_configure_msix sets up the hardware to properly generate MSI-X interrupts. That's it. That's the tea. β
No cap, this is the function that gets the NIC's hardware side ready so MSI-X interrupts can actually fire the way they're supposed to. Hardware setup, interrupt-generation readiness, done. Iconic behavior, zero drama. π₯
ngl there are no options, no flags, no return value, no error codes listed here β it's void, it takes one pointer, and it does one thing. Respect honestly. π
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c β this is where the whole friend group hangs out π«Ά
And now, the full guest list (yes, all of them, I would never leave anyone out, that's not the vibe I'm on):
ixgbe_pcie_from_parent(9)ixgbe_read_reg(9)ixgbe_set_ivar(9)ixgbe_get_vf_idx(9)ixgbe_tx_timeout_reset(9)ixgbe_tx_maxrate(9)ixgbe_update_tx_ring_stats(9)ixgbe_update_rx_ring_stats(9)ixgbe_pf_handle_tx_hang(9)ixgbe_vf_handle_tx_hang(9)ixgbe_check_illegal_queue(9)ixgbe_handle_mdd_event(9)ixgbe_clean_tx_irq(9)ixgbe_rx_is_fcoe(9)ixgbe_rx_checksum(9)ixgbe_alloc_rx_buffers(9)ixgbe_process_skb_fields(9)ixgbe_is_non_eop(9)ixgbe_pull_tail(9)ixgbe_dma_sync_frag(9)ixgbe_cleanup_headers(9)ixgbe_reuse_rx_page(9)ixgbe_add_rx_frag(9)ixgbe_clean_rx_irq(9)ixgbe_update_itr(9)ixgbe_write_eitr(9)ixgbe_check_overtemp_subtask(9)ixgbe_check_phy_fw_load(9)ixgbe_check_module_power(9)ixgbe_check_link_cfg_err(9)ixgbe_process_link_status_event(9)ixgbe_handle_link_status_event(9)ixgbe_schedule_fw_event(9)ixgbe_aci_event_cleanup(9)ixgbe_handle_fw_event(9)ixgbe_irq_enable(9)ixgbe_poll(9)ixgbe_request_msix_irqs(9)ixgbe_intr(9)ixgbe_request_irq(9)ixgbe_irq_disable(9)ixgbe_configure_msi_and_legacy(9)ixgbe_configure_tx_ring(9)ixgbe_configure_tx(9)ixgbe_rss_indir_tbl_entries(9)ixgbe_store_key(9)ixgbe_init_rss_key(9)ixgbe_store_reta(9)ixgbe_store_vfreta(9)ixgbe_configure_rscctl(9)ixgbe_configure_rx(9)ixgbe_vlan_strip_disable(9)ixgbe_vlan_strip_enable(9)ixgbe_write_mc_addr_list(9)ixgbe_set_rx_mode(9)ixgbe_configure_dcb(9)ixgbe_hpbthresh(9)ixgbe_lpbthresh(9)ixgbe_clean_rx_ring(9)ixgbe_enable_link_status_events(9)ixgbe_disable_link_status_events(9)ixgbe_sfp_link_config(9)ixgbe_non_sfp_link_config(9)ixgbe_check_media_subtask(9)ixgbe_clear_vf_stats_counters(9)ixgbe_clean_tx_ring(9)ixgbe_clean_all_rx_rings(9)ixgbe_clean_all_tx_rings(9)ixgbe_set_eee_capable(9)ixgbe_tx_timeout(9)ixgbe_sw_init(9)ixgbe_setup_tx_resources(9)ixgbe_setup_all_tx_resources(9)ixgbe_setup_rx_resources(9)ixgbe_setup_all_rx_resources(9)ixgbe_free_tx_resources(9)ixgbe_free_all_tx_resources(9)ixgbe_free_rx_resources(9)ixgbe_free_all_rx_resources(9)ixgbe_max_xdp_frame_size(9)ixgbe_change_mtu(9)ixgbe_open(9)ixgbe_close(9)ixgbe_update_stats(9)ixgbe_fdir_reinit_subtask(9)ixgbe_check_hang_subtask(9)ixgbe_watchdog_update_link(9)ixgbe_watchdog_link_is_up(9)ixgbe_watchdog_link_is_down(9)ixgbe_watchdog_flush_tx(9)ixgbe_watchdog_subtask(9)ixgbe_sfp_detection_subtask(9)ixgbe_sfp_link_config_subtask(9)ixgbe_service_timer(9)ixgbe_check_fw_error(9)ixgbe_service_task(9)ixgbe_set_mac(9)ixgbe_add_sanmac_netdev(9)ixgbe_del_sanmac_netdev(9)ixgbe_validate_rtr(9)ixgbe_set_prio_tc_map(9)ixgbe_setup_tc(9)ixgbe_configure_bridge_mode(9)ixgbe_irq_disable_single(9)ixgbe_txrx_ring_disable(9)ixgbe_txrx_ring_enable(9)ixgbe_enumerate_functions(9)ixgbe_wol_supported(9)ixgbe_set_fw_version_e610(9)ixgbe_set_fw_version(9)ixgbe_recovery_probe(9)ixgbe_probe(9)ixgbe_remove(9)ixgbe_io_error_detected(9)ixgbe_io_slot_reset(9)ixgbe_io_resume(9)ixgbe_init_module(9)ixgbe_exit_module(9)
and that's the whole page, bestie π source file on the footer is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026 β yes I cropped it exactly like the original did, don't come for me π bye ily π«Ά
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms