ixgbe_enable...buff_generic(9)
β¨ NAME β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the ixgbe_enable_rx_buff_generic(9) page β that's the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and she is literally the one who flips the receive data path on π
ixgbe_enable_rx_buff_generic β Enables the receive data path
π SYNOPSIS π
int ixgbe_enable_rx_buff_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
hwβ pointer to hardware structure. that's it. that's the whole arg list. she's low maintenance π
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
Enables the receive data path β¨
like, that's the entire description, no cap β this function's whole personality is turning the receive path on. no lore, no hidden paragraphs, nothing else to report. she does one (1) thing and she does it π«Ά
π SEE ALSO π
bestie the family tree here is huge, so buckle up β these are all the sibling functions chilling in the same neck of the woods:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c ixgbe_device_supports_autoneg_fc(9),ixgbe_setup_fc_generic(9)ixgbe_start_hw_generic(9),ixgbe_start_hw_gen2(9)ixgbe_init_hw_generic(9),ixgbe_clear_hw_cntrs_generic(9)ixgbe_read_pba_string_generic(9),ixgbe_get_mac_addr_generic(9)ixgbe_get_bus_info_generic(9),ixgbe_set_lan_id_multi_port_pcie(9)ixgbe_stop_adapter_generic(9),ixgbe_init_led_link_act_generic(9)ixgbe_led_on_generic(9),ixgbe_led_off_generic(9)ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_generic(9)ixgbe_write_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang_generic(9)ixgbe_write_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang(9),ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic(9)ixgbe_read_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang_generic(9)ixgbe_read_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang(9)ixgbe_read_eeprom_bit_bang_generic(9)ixgbe_read_eerd_buffer_generic(9)ixgbe_detect_eeprom_page_size_generic(9),ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(9)ixgbe_write_eewr_buffer_generic(9),ixgbe_write_eewr_generic(9)ixgbe_poll_eerd_eewr_done(9),ixgbe_acquire_eeprom(9)ixgbe_get_eeprom_semaphore(9),ixgbe_release_eeprom_semaphore(9)ixgbe_ready_eeprom(9),ixgbe_standby_eeprom(9)ixgbe_shift_out_eeprom_bits(9),ixgbe_shift_in_eeprom_bits(9)ixgbe_raise_eeprom_clk(9),ixgbe_lower_eeprom_clk(9)ixgbe_release_eeprom(9),ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic(9)ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_generic(9)ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_generic(9),ixgbe_set_rar_generic(9)ixgbe_clear_rar_generic(9),ixgbe_init_rx_addrs_generic(9)ixgbe_mta_vector(9),ixgbe_set_mta(9)ixgbe_update_mc_addr_list_generic(9),ixgbe_enable_mc_generic(9)ixgbe_disable_mc_generic(9),ixgbe_fc_enable_generic(9)ixgbe_negotiate_fc(9),ixgbe_fc_autoneg_fiber(9)ixgbe_fc_autoneg_backplane(9),ixgbe_fc_autoneg_copper(9)ixgbe_fc_autoneg(9),ixgbe_pcie_timeout_poll(9)ixgbe_disable_pcie_primary(9),ixgbe_acquire_swfw_sync(9)ixgbe_release_swfw_sync(9),prot_autoc_read_generic(9)prot_autoc_write_generic(9),ixgbe_disable_rx_buff_generic(9)ixgbe_enable_rx_dma_generic(9),ixgbe_blink_led_start_generic(9)ixgbe_blink_led_stop_generic(9),ixgbe_get_san_mac_addr_offset(9)ixgbe_get_san_mac_addr_generic(9),ixgbe_get_pcie_msix_count_generic(9)ixgbe_clear_vmdq_generic(9),ixgbe_set_vmdq_generic(9)ixgbe_set_vmdq_san_mac_generic(9),ixgbe_init_uta_tables_generic(9)ixgbe_find_vlvf_slot(9),ixgbe_set_vfta_generic(9)ixgbe_clear_vfta_generic(9),ixgbe_need_crosstalk_fix(9)ixgbe_check_mac_link_generic(9),ixgbe_get_wwn_prefix_generic(9)ixgbe_set_mac_anti_spoofing(9),ixgbe_set_vlan_anti_spoofing(9)ixgbe_get_device_caps_generic(9),ixgbe_set_rxpba_generic(9)ixgbe_calculate_checksum(9),ixgbe_hic_unlocked(9)ixgbe_host_interface_command(9),ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_generic(9)ixgbe_clear_tx_pending(9),ixgbe_get_ets_data(9)ixgbe_get_thermal_sensor_data_generic(9)ixgbe_init_thermal_sensor_thresh_generic(9),ixgbe_get_orom_version(9)ixgbe_get_oem_prod_version(9),ixgbe_get_etk_id(9)ixgbe_setup_mac_link_multispeed_fiber(9)ixgbe_set_soft_rate_select_speed(9)
and that's the whole page, periodt π
β¨ this one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026 β and she's stamped ixgbe_enable...buff_generic(9) all the way at the bottom, so you know exactly which manual she belongs to π ngl, shortest description ever, but she's still iconic π
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