liquidio_init_nic_module(9)
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liquidio_init_nic_module π
okay bestie, we're deep in the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and this page is the whole lore on liquidio_init_nic_module. it's giving "initialize the NIC" energy and honestly? we love a setup moment. πβ¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
liquidio_init_nic_module β initialize the NIC. periodt. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
the signature is right here, bestie β copy it exactly:
int liquidio_init_nic_module (struct octeon_device *oct );
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
octβ octeon device. that's the one and only argument, no cap. π¦
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so the tea is: this initialization routine is called once the Octeon device application is up and running. lowkey simple, highkey iconic. π
π SEE ALSO π
kernel file to peek at:
- Kernel file:
./drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
and the rest of the SEE ALSO crew, no skips:
pcierror_quiesce_device(9)cleanup_aer_uncorrect_error_status(9)stop_pci_io(9)liquidio_pcie_error_detected(9)print_link_info(9)octnet_link_status_change(9)setup_link_status_change_wq(9)update_link_status(9)liquidio_vf_probe(9)octeon_pci_flr(9)octeon_destroy_resources(9)send_rx_ctrl_cmd(9)liquidio_destroy_nic_device(9)liquidio_stop_nic_module(9)liquidio_vf_remove(9)octeon_pci_os_setup(9)free_netbuf(9)free_netsgbuf(9)free_netsgbuf_with_resp(9)liquidio_open(9)liquidio_stop(9)get_new_flags(9)liquidio_set_mcast_list(9)liquidio_set_mac(9)liquidio_xmit(9)liquidio_tx_timeout(9)setup_nic_devices(9)octeon_device_init(9)
mwah π that's the page, bestie. it lives in the Kernel API Manual, source/version line is ./drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/..., dated October 2026, and it's the liquidio_init_nic_module(9) page. stay iconic β¨π¦
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms