ixgbe_fc_enable_generic(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbe_fc_enable_generic(9) — like, the flow control one 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is ixgbe_fc_enable_generic(9). yes it's a mouthful, no you don't have to say it out loud. it's giving "intel nic driver internals" and honestly? iconic.

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_fc_enable_generic — Enable flow control 🦋

that's it. that's the whole vibe. enabling flow control, no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_fc_enable_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

look at her. one argument. returns an int. clean, minimal, main character energy. 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. literally just a pointer to your hardware struct, bestie. that's the whole thing. she needs to know which hardware we're talking about 🫶

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does it DO. okay so: Enable flow control according to the current settings. that's the whole description, fr fr. it doesn't invent settings, it doesn't argue with your settings — it just reads what's already been configured and turns flow control on to match. lowkey respectful of your choices. ✨

ngl the manpage is being a little mysterious here (very demure, very mindful) — it says "current settings" and that's literally all we get. no extra lore. don't @ me.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

bestie. brace yourself. this is the friend group and it is HUGE. every single one of these is a real page, i'm not skipping a single one because we don't leave anyone out of the group chat 🥹💖

first up, the source file itself — the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c — that's where she lives 🏠

okay and now the whole roster:

like i said. HUGE friend group. every single one got an invite. 🫶✨

and that's the page, bestie 💅✨

cute little sign-off for the fine print: this one comes from the source path ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes it's truncated in the actual manual, i'm not making that up 🙈) and it's dated October 2026, and the page name is of course ixgbe_fc_enable_generic(9). slay. go enable some flow control. 🦋💖

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