ixgbe_write_posted_mbx(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to ixgbe_write_posted_mbx(9) from the Kernel API Manual — this is literally the page about writing a message to the mailbox and waiting for the ack. 💌

ixgbe_write_posted_mbx — Write a message to the mailbox, wait for ack ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hw — pointer to the HW structure
• msg — The message buffer
• size — Length of buffer
• mbx_id — id of mailbox to write

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

here's the tea, bestie: this function returns SUCCESS if it successfully copied message into the buffer and received an ack to that message within delay * timeout period. both things need to happen, okay? no cap. 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.c
• ixgbe_read_mbx(9)
• ixgbe_write_mbx(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_msg(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_ack(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_rst(9)
• ixgbe_poll_for_msg(9)
• ixgbe_poll_for_ack(9)
• ixgbe_read_posted_mbx(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_msg_pf(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_ack_pf(9)
• ixgbe_check_for_rst_pf(9)
• ixgbe_obtain_mbx_lock_pf(9)
• ixgbe_write_mbx_pf(9)
• ixgbe_read_mbx_pf(9)
• ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(9)

okay that's the whole page, bestie 🫶. this one's from the Kernel API Manual, with the footer source path ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026 — ixgbe_write_posted_mbx(9) and out. 💅✨