ixgbe_write_mbx(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💌 ixgbe_write_mbx(9) 💌

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes this is a real man page, yes it's from the kernel, no you can't skip it. this one's about dropping a message into a mailbox, and it's honestly kind of iconic. let's go 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_write_mbx — Write a message to the mailbox

like, that's the whole vibe. you write. to a mailbox. slay 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

that's the signature, don't touch it, it's perfect the way it is ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. your hardware baddie, your main character. it gets a pointer, not a copy, we're not doing extra work 💅
  • msg — The message buffer. this is the actual tea you're sending, bestie ☕
  • size — Length of buffer. how much of the message is actually real and not just vibes.
  • mbx_id — id of mailbox to write. which mailbox gets the message. there are multiple. choose wisely 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

returns SUCCESS if it successfully copied message into the buffer. that's it. that's the whole description. no cap. 🔥

like, the whole point of this function is: message in → message copied → you get SUCCESS back → you move on with your life. periodt 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file, aka where the source actually lives:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.c

and the whole friend group of related mailbox functions — they all run in the same circle, iykyk:

go read them all, be thorough, it's giving studious 📚✨

ngl bestie, that's legit everything on the page. no extra lore, no invented behaviour. what you see is what you get 🍓

okay so that's the page!! source/version is literally ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes it's abbreviated, that's just how the footer rolls) and the date stamp is October 2026 — so this man page is from the future, main character energy fr fr 👑🌸💜 bye bestie!!

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