ixgbe_updat...list_generic(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

Okay bestie, this page is from the Kernel API Manual and it's ixgbe_updat...list_generic(9) β€” yes, the header is out here abbreviating like it's got somewhere to be πŸ’…. The actual function is ixgbe_update_mc_addr_list_generic, and it updates the MAC list of multicast addresses. Short, sweet, iconic.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Behold the signature, no cap:

int ixgbe_update_mc_addr_list_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , struct
       net_device *netdev );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • hw β€” pointer to hardware structure. Your lil hardware handle, okay? 🫢
  • netdev β€” pointer to net device structure. The net device pointer, fr fr. 🌐

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

Okay so check it: the given list replaces any existing list. Like, fully replaces it β€” no merge moment, no β€œkeep a few,” it’s giving clean slate. ✨

Then it clears the MC addrs from the receive address registers and the multicast table. Yep, both. 🧹

After that, it uses unused receive address registers for the first multicast addresses, and hashes the rest into the multicast table. That’s the whole flow, periodt. πŸ’…

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

The kernel file for this one is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c β€” yep, that exact path, keep it safe. πŸ—‚οΈ

And now, the ixgbe cinematic universe, bestie β€” every single SEE ALSO reference is here, no skips, no cap: πŸ‘‘


mwah πŸ’‹ β€” this lil page is sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and it’s ixgbe_updat...list_generic(9) from the Kernel API Manual. Byeee, go update those MC addrs 🫢✨

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