ixgbe_sfp_detection_subtask(9)

💅 ixgbe_sfp_detection_subtask — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the little manpage for ixgbe_sfp_detection_subtask — it lives in the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's giving "small function, big job." it polls stuff. it detects stuff. it's an SFP+ cable situation. let's get into it 🫶

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🎀 NAME 🎀

ixgbe_sfp_detection_subtask — poll for SFP+ cable

like literally that's the whole vibe: it goes and checks on the SFP+ cable. no cap. 🔥

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ixgbe_sfp_detection_subtask (struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter );

returns void, so don't go looking for a return value, she gives you nothing back and that's iconic of her 💅

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• adapter — the ixgbe adapter structure. that's it, that's the whole argument list. she takes the adapter struct and she's good to go 🦋

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👀 SEE ALSO 👀

okay this list is long long, so buckle up — but every single one of these is real and you're gonna want them bookmarked, iykyk 🌸

• the kernel file itself: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c 👑

and then the whole friend group:

• ixgbe_pcie_from_parent(9), ixgbe_read_reg(9), ixgbe_set_ivar(9), ixgbe_get_vf_idx(9), ixgbe_tx_timeout_reset(9), ixgbe_tx_maxrate(9), ixgbe_update_tx_ring_stats(9), ixgbe_update_rx_ring_stats(9)
• ixgbe_pf_handle_tx_hang(9), ixgbe_vf_handle_tx_hang(9), ixgbe_check_illegal_queue(9), ixgbe_handle_mdd_event(9), ixgbe_clean_tx_irq(9), ixgbe_rx_is_fcoe(9), ixgbe_rx_checksum(9), ixgbe_alloc_rx_buffers(9)
• ixgbe_process_skb_fields(9), ixgbe_is_non_eop(9), ixgbe_pull_tail(9), ixgbe_dma_sync_frag(9), ixgbe_cleanup_headers(9), ixgbe_reuse_rx_page(9), ixgbe_add_rx_frag(9), ixgbe_clean_rx_irq(9)
• ixgbe_configure_msix(9), ixgbe_update_itr(9), ixgbe_write_eitr(9), ixgbe_check_overtemp_subtask(9), ixgbe_check_phy_fw_load(9), ixgbe_check_module_power(9), ixgbe_check_link_cfg_err(9), ixgbe_process_link_status_event(9)
• ixgbe_handle_link_status_event(9), ixgbe_schedule_fw_event(9), ixgbe_aci_event_cleanup(9), ixgbe_handle_fw_event(9), ixgbe_irq_enable(9), ixgbe_poll(9), ixgbe_request_msix_irqs(9), ixgbe_intr(9)
• ixgbe_request_irq(9), ixgbe_irq_disable(9), ixgbe_configure_msi_and_legacy(9), ixgbe_configure_tx_ring(9), ixgbe_configure_tx(9), ixgbe_rss_indir_tbl_entries(9), ixgbe_store_key(9), ixgbe_init_rss_key(9)
• ixgbe_store_reta(9), ixgbe_store_vfreta(9), ixgbe_configure_rscctl(9), ixgbe_configure_rx(9), ixgbe_vlan_strip_disable(9), ixgbe_vlan_strip_enable(9), ixgbe_write_mc_addr_list(9), ixgbe_set_rx_mode(9)
• ixgbe_configure_dcb(9), ixgbe_hpbthresh(9), ixgbe_lpbthresh(9), ixgbe_clean_rx_ring(9), ixgbe_enable_link_status_events(9), ixgbe_disable_link_status_events(9), ixgbe_sfp_link_config(9), ixgbe_non_sfp_link_config(9)
• ixgbe_check_media_subtask(9), ixgbe_clear_vf_stats_counters(9), ixgbe_clean_tx_ring(9), ixgbe_clean_all_rx_rings(9), ixgbe_clean_all_tx_rings(9), ixgbe_set_eee_capable(9), ixgbe_tx_timeout(9), ixgbe_sw_init(9)
• ixgbe_setup_tx_resources(9), ixgbe_setup_all_tx_resources(9), ixgbe_setup_rx_resources(9), ixgbe_setup_all_rx_resources(9), ixgbe_free_tx_resources(9), ixgbe_free_all_tx_resources(9), ixgbe_free_rx_resources(9), ixgbe_free_all_rx_resources(9)
• ixgbe_max_xdp_frame_size(9), ixgbe_change_mtu(9), ixgbe_open(9), ixgbe_close(9), ixgbe_update_stats(9), ixgbe_fdir_reinit_subtask(9), ixgbe_check_hang_subtask(9), ixgbe_watchdog_update_link(9)
• ixgbe_watchdog_link_is_up(9), ixgbe_watchdog_link_is_down(9), ixgbe_watchdog_flush_tx(9), ixgbe_watchdog_subtask(9), ixgbe_sfp_link_config_subtask(9), ixgbe_service_timer(9), ixgbe_check_fw_error(9), ixgbe_service_task(9)
• ixgbe_set_mac(9), ixgbe_add_sanmac_netdev(9), ixgbe_del_sanmac_netdev(9), ixgbe_validate_rtr(9), ixgbe_set_prio_tc_map(9), ixgbe_setup_tc(9), ixgbe_configure_bridge_mode(9), ixgbe_irq_disable_single(9)
• ixgbe_txrx_ring_disable(9), ixgbe_txrx_ring_enable(9), ixgbe_enumerate_functions(9), ixgbe_wol_supported(9), ixgbe_set_fw_version_e610(9), ixgbe_set_fw_version(9), ixgbe_recovery_probe(9), ixgbe_probe(9)
• ixgbe_remove(9), ixgbe_io_error_detected(9), ixgbe_io_slot_reset(9), ixgbe_io_resume(9), ixgbe_init_module(9), ixgbe_exit_module(9)

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🌸 that's the whole page bestie, go poll your SFP+ cable, you got this 💜

source: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... · dated October 2026 · footer still says ixgbe_sfp_detection_subtask(9) because she's consistent like that ✨🎀 slay 🎀✨