ixgbevf_get_rss_key_locked(9)

💖 ixgbevf_get_rss_key_locked(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for ixgbevf_get_rss_key_locked — this one is lowkey a tiny little getter, and it's giving “fill my buffer with RSS Hash Key contents” energy. 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

ixgbevf_get_rss_key_locked — get the RSS Random Key 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ixgbevf_get_rss_key_locked (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u8 *rss_key );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• hw — pointer to the HW structure. 👑
• rss_key — buffer to fill with RSS Hash Key contents. 🍓

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

The rss_key buffer should be big enough to contain 10 registers. That's the whole vibe check here — big enough buffer, no cap. ✨

🔥 RETURN 🔥

Returns 0 on success. If the API doesn't support this operation, it returns -EOPNOTSUPP. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file:

• ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c

Also go look at these icons:

• ixgbevf_start_hw_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_init_hw_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_reset_hw_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_reset_hw_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_stop_hw_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_mta_vector(9)
• ixgbevf_get_mac_addr_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_get_reta_locked(9)
• ixgbevf_set_rar_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_set_rar_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_update_mc_addr_list_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_update_mc_addr_list_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_update_xcast_mode(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_update_xcast_mode(9)
• ixgbevf_get_link_state_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_get_link_state_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_get_pf_link_state(9)
• ixgbevf_negotiate_features_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_set_vfta_vf(9)
• ixgbe_read_vflinks(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_set_vfta_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_setup_mac_link_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_check_mac_link_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_check_mac_link_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_set_rlpml_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_set_rlpml_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_negotiate_api_version_vf(9)
• ixgbevf_hv_negotiate_api_version_vf(9)

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