octep_ctrl_net_init(9)

💅 octep_ctrl_net_init — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual for octep_ctrl_net_init, which lives in section 9 (that's the kernel API section, iykyk). she's a function, she's iconic, and she's here to set up the data for ctrl net. let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

octep_ctrl_net_init — initialize data for ctrl net. that's the whole vibe, no cap. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int octep_ctrl_net_init (struct octep_device *oct );

literally that's it. one function, one argument, and yes the signature is exactly as written — that space before the closing paren is canon, don't come for her 🫶

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• oct — a non-null pointer to struct octep_device. non-null, bestie. do NOT hand her a NULL, that's not the energy we're bringing today 🙈

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so here's the tea: this function initializes the data for ctrl net. that's the job. that's the assignment, and she ate. 💅

and the return value? iconic behavior honestly:

• 0 on success ✨
• -errno on error 😭

periodt. that's the contract, keep it in mind, don't forget to check it. 🔥

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

like, go read the whole friend group, they're all in this together:

• the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.h — that's where all the definitions live, go look, it's giving source of truth 💖
• octep_ctrl_net_get_link_status(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_set_link_status(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_set_rx_state(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_get_mac_addr(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_set_mac_addr(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_get_mtu(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_set_mtu(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_set_link_info(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_recv_fw_messages(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_get_info(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_dev_remove(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_set_offloads(9)
• octep_ctrl_net_uninit(9)

like genuinely, that's the whole squad, main character energy all around 👑🦋

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okay that's the page, bestie!! 🫶 this one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell... (yes the path is abbreviated in the footer, it's fine, it's aesthetic) and the date on it is October 2026, so it's basically from the future. slay. 💀✨🎀