ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(9)

💖 ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(9) 💖

okay so you're reading the ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — welcome bestie, this one's short and sweet, let's get into it ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf — sets up the initial values for the pf mailbox 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• hw — pointer to the HW structure 🫶 like, the whole hardware struct, and we're handed a pointer to it. iconic.

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

It initializes the hw->mbx struct to the correct values for the pf mailbox. that's it, that's the whole gig 💖

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the literal source file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.c — go say hi 🧚

and here's the whole friend group, all of them (9), all of them slay:

• ixgbe_read_mbx(9)
• ixgbe_write_mbx(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_msg(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_ack(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_rst(9)
• ixgbe_poll_for_msg(9)
• ixgbe_poll_for_ack(9)
• ixgbe_read_posted_mbx(9)
• ixgbe_write_posted_mbx(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_msg_pf(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_ack_pf(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_rst_pf(9)
• ixgbe_obtain_mbx_lock_pf(9)
• ixgbe_write_mbx_pf(9)
• ixgbe_read_mbx_pf(9)

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lowkey the whole pf-side mailbox crew is listed above, so if you're poking at this one you're probably gonna want the rest of them too 💀 no cap.

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and that's the page 🎀 sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yep, the truncation is literally how it shows up) with the October 2026 date stamped on it — thanks for reading, mwah 💋✨🌟