ixgbe_devlin..._empr_finish(9)

💖 ixgbe_devlin..._empr_finish — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this one's from the Kernel API Manual and the name is a whole mouthful but we're gonna get through it together, i promise 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_finish — literally just finishes the EMP reset. that's her whole job. iconic behavior honestly 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_finish (struct devlink *devlink , enum
devlink_reload_action action , enum devlink_reload_limit limit , u32
*actions_performed , struct netlink_ext_ack *extack );

like yes it's a lot of arguments, no we are not scared of her 💀

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• devlink — pointer to the devlink instance. she's the main character here 👑
• action — the action to perform. yes bestie, you gotta pick one ✨
• limit — limits on what reload should do. boundaries!! we love boundaries 🎀
• actions_performed — actions performed. it's giving receipts 🧾
• extack — netlink extended ACK structure. ngl sounds fancy but she's just chillin there 🙈

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does she actually do? she waits for the new NVM to be loaded during EMP reset. that's it. that's the vibe. she's the patient friend who waits outside the fitting room while you try on seventeen things ⭐

lowkey important work tbh 🔥

🌈 RETURN 🌈

• -ETIME when the timer is exceeded 😭 (time's up bestie, we gotta go)
• 0 on success ✨ (slay, we ate)

💫 SEE ALSO 💫

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/devlink/devlink.c — go read the source, iykyk 📖
• ixgbe_devlink_reload_empr_start(9) — her sister, the one who starts things 💅
• ixgbe_allocate_devlink(9)
• ixgbe_devlink_set_switch_id(9)
• ixgbe_devlink_register_port(9)

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ok real talk, go check out the friends above, they're all doing related stuff in the same neighborhood and they're all lowkey iconic 🫶

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mwah 💋 this page came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026 — that's the whole footer, no cap. stay hydrated and remember: 0 on success means you slayed 💖✨🎀