octep_ctrl_net_set_offloads(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 octep_ctrl_net_set_offloads 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this one is literally called octep_ctrl_net_set_offloads(9) — say that five times fast, i dare you 🫶 it's giving "my function name ate and left no crumbs" and honestly? iconic.

✨ NAME ✨

octep_ctrl_net_set_offloads — the one that sets the offloads in firmware. periodt. that's the whole vibe 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int octep_ctrl_net_set_offloads (struct octep_device *oct , int vfid ,
       struct octep_ctrl_net_offloads *offloads , bool wait_for_response );

like look at her. four whole arguments. main character energy fr fr 🔥

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • oct — non-null pointer to struct octep_device. literally cannot be NULL, don't even try it, the vibes will be rancid 😭
  • vfid — index of virtual function. it's the VF's little number tag, iykyk 🎀
  • offloads — non-null pointer to struct octep_ctrl_net_offloads. again with the non-null, we are serious about this one 🫶
  • wait_for_response — poll for response. yes queen, sit there and wait for the firmware to text back 💌

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so the return value is lowkey the whole plot twist:

return value: 0 on success, -errno on failure.

that's it. that's the description. 0 = slay, -errno = not slay 💀 but at least it tells you why it's not slay, which is honestly very thoughtful of it.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the source file for all this gorgeousness lives at:

./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.h

and here's the whole friend group, no cap, every single one of them:

like a whole squad. a whole friend group chat. the octep_ctrl_net cinematic universe 🌈✨

and that's the page bestie!! mwah 🍓 this little gem hails from ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell..., dated October 2026, and yes — it's octep_ctrl_net_set_offloads(9) all the way down 💜 go forth and set those offloads, you absolute legend 👑💅

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