ixgbe_read_pba_string_e610(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ixgbe_read_pba_string_e610 — bestie's guide to the PBA string 💅

okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual (that's the manual name, iykyk) and it's all about ixgbe_read_pba_string_e610. it's not scary, i promise. sit down, grab a strawberry drink 🍓, and let's get into it.

🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbe_read_pba_string_e610 — literally just reads the PBA string from the NVM. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ixgbe_read_pba_string_e610 (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u8 *pba_num , u32
pba_num_size );

look at her. three args, returns an int. main character energy fr fr 👑

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure. yeah, you gotta hand her the whole hardware situation, no cap.
  • pba_num — stores the part number string from the NVM. this is where the good stuff lands, bestie. 💖
  • pba_num_size — the part number string buffer length. gotta tell her how much room she has to work with, or it's giving chaos.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Read the part number string from the NVM. 💀 that's the description. short, sweet, iconic. she goes into the NVM, she pulls out the part number string, she's done. not me being obsessed with how clean that is ✨

🌈 RETURN 🌈

Returns the exit code of the operation. so like, check it before you celebrate — lowkey always check the return value, that's the rule 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

starting with the kernel file itself, and then... bestie. brace yourself. the friend group is huge. 🫶

like i said. huge friend group. every single one of them is invited to the group chat 💜

ngl if you're the type to skip the SEE ALSO section — bestie. no. read it. these functions are the whole lore 🧚

and that's the page!! ty for coming to my ted talk 🎀 source path is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes it's truncated like that, don't come for me), dated October 2026, from the Kernel API Manual — mwah, love u, go read your NVM 💖✨🦋

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