ixgbevf_alloc_rx_buffers(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbevf_alloc_rx_buffers(9) 💖

okay so first things first: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and it's literally all about one little function that keeps your receive ring looking fresh. bestie, we're in the kernel networking girlies now 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbevf_alloc_rx_buffers — replace used receive buffers; packet split

like, it's the glow-up crew for your RX buffers. out with the old, in with the new 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ixgbevf_alloc_rx_buffers (struct ixgbevf_ring *rx_ring , u16
cleaned_count );

that's the whole vibe. no return value, she just does it ✨

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • rx_ring — the rx descriptor ring (for one specific queue, iykyk) that you're setting buffers up on 🫶
  • cleaned_count — how many buffers you wanna replace. that's it, that's the number 💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

bestie there are so many siblings. the source lives in the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c, and here's the whole friend group, fr fr:

no cap, that's the whole list. go read them, they're iconic 👑

ok that's the page!! stay hydrated, replace your buffers, and don't forget the cleaned_count bestie 💜

sign-off szn 🌈✨ this lil masterpiece came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026, filed under ixgbevf_alloc_rx_buffers(9) in the Kernel API Manual. mwah, periodt 🍓💅

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