ixgbe_read_mbx(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💌 ixgbe_read_mbx(9) — bestie's guide to the kernel API manual

okay so before we even start: this whole page lives in the Kernel API Manual, and the main character is ixgbe_read_mbx(9). she reads messages. from a mailbox. in the kernel. it's giving "glow-up but make it Intel" ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbe_read_mbx — Reads a message from the mailbox 💖 that's it, that's the vibe, that's the whole job.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int ixgbe_read_mbx (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u32 *msg , u16 size , u16
mbx_id );

like yes bestie she takes four things and hands you back an int 🫶 and no, we're not gonna "clean up" the spacing, that's literally how it's written, periodt.

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. it's the hardware's whole personality in one struct, you need her, don't lose her 💅
  • msg — The message buffer. this is where the message lands, like a text message but for silicon 📨
  • size — Length of buffer. gotta tell her how much room msg actually has, no cap, don't lie about your buffer size 🙈
  • mbx_id — id of mailbox to read. cause there's more than one mailbox, obviously, and you gotta say which one you're snooping through 🔥

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

returns SUCCESS if it successfully read message from buffer 💜

and honestly? that's the tea, bestie. she reads it, it worked, you get SUCCESS. clean. iconic. no drama. ⭐

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

like, the whole friend group is here, iykyk 🌈

and that's a wrap, bestie 💖✨🎀🦋🌸 this cutie came out of ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yep, exactly like that, truncated and all, we don't edit the source line, we respect her) dated October 2026, and it's all filed under ixgbe_read_mbx(9). go read a mailbox. slay. 💅

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