ixgbe_parse_fdir_dev_caps(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ixgbe_parse_fdir_dev_caps(9) — aka "Parse LIBIE_AQC_CAPS_FD device caps" ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this is the page for ixgbe_parse_fdir_dev_caps(9). yes it's a whole mouthful, no i will not be pronouncing it out loud. it's giving "intel NIC internals, E610 era" and honestly? kind of iconic. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

like literally here's the whole signature, copied with love and zero typos:

void ixgbe_parse_fdir_dev_caps (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , struct
ixgbe_hw_dev_caps *dev_p , struct libie_aqc_list_caps_elem *cap );

returns void, so no "did it work" drama. it just goes. main character energy honestly. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

three (3) besties walk into a function:

  • hw — pointer to the HW struct. the hardware babygirl herself 🫶
  • dev_p — pointer to device capabilities structure. where the parsed deets get parked 💖
  • cap — capability element to parse. the little envelope of cap data you're opening ✨

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

Parse LIBIE_AQC_CAPS_FD for device capabilities.

that's it. that's the whole thing. no cap, no extra lore, no surprise side quests. it reads the FD device caps and does the thing. periodt. 🌈

ngl bestie, if you were expecting a plot twist, this is not that page. it's a tiny little helper doing exactly one (1) job, and honestly? respect. 🌸

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

literally the entire extended friend group. like every single one. slay. 💀

that's the whole page, bestie. source lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes it's truncated like that, i don't make the rules 💅) and the version/date stamp is October 2026 — so go forth, parse those device caps, and remember: LIBIE_AQC_CAPS_FD is the vibe. mwah. 💖🎀🦋

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