ixgbevf_nego...i_version_vf(9)

okay so bestie 💖 you're on the ixgbevf_nego...i_version_vf(9) page in the Kernel API Manual, and we're about to get into the absolutely iconic ixgbevf_negotiate_api_version_vf. it's giving “let's agree on which API version we're supporting” energy, and honestly? slay.

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbevf_negotiate_api_version_vf — Negotiate supported API version 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbevf_negotiate_api_version_vf (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , int api );

yup, that's the whole signature: it returns an int and takes the two arguments below. no cap.

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• hw — pointer to the HW structure 💅
• api — integer containing requested API version 🌈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the kernel file for this one is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c, iykyk. and here's the whole friend group of related pages — all of them, no skips:

• 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_get_rss_key_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_hv_negotiate_api_version_vf(9)

mwah 💋 source/version: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... · date: October 2026. that's the page, bestie — go off 👑✨