ixgbe_discover_dev_caps(9)

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💅 ixgbe_discover_dev_caps(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so real talk, this page is ixgbe_discover_dev_caps(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's basically the "go find out what this NIC can actually do" function. short page, but it's giving essential ✨

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_discover_dev_caps — read and extract device capabilities 👑

like... the whole personality of this function is finding out what the hardware is capable of and writing it down for later. no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ixgbe_discover_dev_caps (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , struct
       ixgbe_hw_dev_caps *dev_caps );

yes bestie, it returns an int. we love a typed return 💖

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure. this is the main character fr, it's the whole NIC.
  • dev_caps — pointer to device capabilities structure. this is where all the discovered tea gets stored 🫖✨

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So what does it do? It reads the device capabilities and extracts them into the dev_caps structure for later use. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it's giving "do the recon now, use the info later" energy, and honestly? iconic. 🔥

⭐ RETURN ⭐

It returns the exit code of the operation. so like, check it, bestie — the exit code is literally the whole status update 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c — that's the source of truth, go read it if you want the full lore 📖

and now, the friend group. everybody say hi 👋 (this list is long, grab a snack 🍓):

and that's the page, bestie 🫶 this little cutie came out of the kernel API manual, source path ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and the title is ixgbe_discover_dev_caps(9) — go read it again whenever you forget, iykyk 💅✨

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