octep_free_oq(9)
π octep_free_oq β the Kernel API Manual moment where we say bye to an Rx queue π
Okay so bestie, picture this: you've got an Rx queue, it's been living its best life, and now it's time to let it go. That's literally this function. It's from the Kernel API Manual, and it's giving "cleanup era" β¨
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int octep_free_oq (struct octep_oq *oq );
It returns an int, takes one pointer, and honestly? It's lowkey the responsible friend who makes sure everyone gets home safe π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
oqβ your Octeon Rx queue data structure. That's the one, the main character, the struct we're about to tuck into bed π
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
Free all resources of a Rx queue. Not some of them. Not most of them. All of them, bestie. Every last one π₯
Like, the whole point is that after this call, the Rx queue's resources are released β that's it, that's the gig π
π SEE ALSO π
The kernel file where the magic lives, no cap:
./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_rx.c
And the whole friend group π«Ά:
octep_oq_fill_ring_buffers(9)octep_oq_refill(9)octep_setup_oq(9)octep_oq_free_ring_buffers(9)octep_setup_oqs(9)octep_oq_dbell_init(9)octep_free_oqs(9)octep_oq_check_hw_for_pkts(9)octep_oq_next_pkt(9)octep_oq_drop_rx(9)__octep_oq_process_rx(9)octep_oq_process_rx(9)
ngl, the double-underscore one__octep_oq_process_rx(9)is the β¨inner circleβ¨ version ofoctep_oq_process_rx(9)β iykyk π
That's the whole page, bestie β short, iconic, and to the point. Periodt. π
Sign-off time: this one's sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell... and stamped October 2026 β so go forth and free that queue, queen ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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