ixgbevf_hv_g...ink_state_vf(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so real talk, bestie, this is ixgbevf_hv_get_link_state_vf(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and she is... a whole vibe. lowkey iconic for doing absolutely nothing. let's get into it ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbevf_hv_get_link_state_vf β€” Hyper-V variant - just a stub.

like literally. that's the whole personality. a stub. and honestly? she ate πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

s32 ixgbevf_hv_get_link_state_vf (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , bool *link_state );

returns an s32, takes a struct ixgbe_hw * and a bool *, that's the shape of it, periodt ✨


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • hw β€” unused. bestie is not beating the allegations, she simply does not look at it πŸ™ˆ
  • link_state β€” unused. nope, not this one either. girl is on do-not-disturb πŸ’€

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

so here's the tea 🍡: this is the Hyper-V variant, and there is no mailbox communication. that's it. that's the function. no mailbox, no problem, no notes.

think of her as the chill understudy who just stands there and slays while the real lead does the work. main character energy without the actual lines, and we respect it 🫢


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group πŸ’– first up, the kernel file herself:

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

and all her siblings and cousins, in exact order, no cap:


and that's the whole page, bestie πŸŽ€ sign-off time: this lil cutie comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and the date on her birth certificate says October 2026, filed under ixgbevf_hv_g...ink_state_vf(9). mwah πŸ’‹β­

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from