ixgbevf_process_skb_fields(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbevf_process_skb_fields(9) 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbevf_process_skb_fields — the girl whose whole job is populating skb header fields from the Rx descriptor 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ixgbevf_process_skb_fields (struct ixgbevf_ring *rx_ring ,
                                 union ixgbe_adv_rx_desc *rx_desc ,
                                 struct sk_buff *skb );

like, returns nothing (void), takes three args, and she ate 🔥

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • rx_ring — the rx descriptor ring that the packet is being transacted on. that's the hangout spot 🎀
  • rx_desc — pointer to the EOP Rx descriptor. EOP, iykyk 👑
  • skb — pointer to the current skb that's being populated. she's getting filled in, main character energy fr fr 💖

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so what does she actually do? she checks the ring, the descriptor, and the packet information — all three, together, a little trio 🧚 — in order to populate the checksum, VLAN, protocol, and other fields within the skb. that's it, that's the whole vibe check. literally the skb glow-up artist ⭐

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the long part, grab a snack 🍓 — the kernel file is at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c, and here's everyone else:

like, the whole friend group showed up 😭💜

and that's the page, bestie! 💀✨ this lil icon comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (the source/version line, slay) and she's dated October 2026 — see you then, periodt 🎀💖🦋

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