ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_x550(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_x550(9) 💅

okay so this is the ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_x550(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and we're gonna get you comfy with it, bestie. no cap, it's giving “driver version goes to firmware” energy. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_x550 — Sends driver version to firmware. slay. 💖

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

it returns an int, and the signature is literally this:

int ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_x550 (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u8 maj , u8 min ,
       u8 build , u8 sub , u16 len , const char *driver_ver );

🧾 ARGUMENTS 🧾

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. that's the hardware main character fr.
  • maj — driver version major number.
  • min — driver version minor number.
  • build — driver version build number.
  • sub — driver version sub build number.
  • len — length of driver_ver string.
  • driver_ver — driver string.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so the whole vibe: this function sends the driver version number to firmware through the manageability block. that's the mission. 🦋

On success it returns 0, else it returns -EBUSY when encountering an error acquiring semaphore, -EIO when command fails, or -EINVAL when incorrect params passed. those are the exact return codes, no cap. 😭

💀 return tea 💀

  • success — 0
  • error acquiring semaphore — -EBUSY
  • command fails — -EIO
  • incorrect params passed — -EINVAL

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

the kernel file is literally ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c, and here are all the related function besties:

and that’s the whole page, bestie 💖✨. manual name: Kernel API Manual; source/version footer: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i...; date: October 2026; and the page tag is ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_x550(9). go send those versions, icon behavior only 🫶👑

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