octep_stop(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is octep_stop(9) — your kernel API manual page for octep_stop, and it is literally the function that stops the octeon network device. main character cleanup energy fr fr 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

the signature, exactly as it is, no edits:

int octep_stop (struct net_device *netdev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• netdev — pointer to kernel network device.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the vibe: it stops the device Tx/Rx operations, brings down the link, and frees up all resources allocated for Tx/Rx queues and interrupts. that's the whole glow-up. no extra lore, no cap. ✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c — yes bestie, that's the source file. and here's the related function squad:

• octep_alloc_ioq_vectors(9)
• octep_free_ioq_vectors(9)
• octep_enable_msix_range(9)
• octep_disable_msix(9)
• octep_mbox_intr_handler(9)
• octep_oei_intr_handler(9)
• octep_ire_intr_handler(9)
• octep_ore_intr_handler(9)
• octep_vfire_intr_handler(9)
• octep_vfore_intr_handler(9)
• octep_dma_intr_handler(9)
• octep_dma_vf_intr_handler(9)
• octep_pp_vf_intr_handler(9)
• octep_misc_intr_handler(9)
• octep_rsvd_intr_handler(9)
• octep_ioq_intr_handler(9)
• octep_request_irqs(9)
• octep_free_irqs(9)
• octep_setup_irqs(9)
• octep_clean_irqs(9)
• octep_update_pkt(9)
• octep_enable_ioq_irq(9)
• octep_napi_poll(9)
• octep_napi_add(9)
• octep_napi_delete(9)
• octep_napi_enable(9)
• octep_napi_disable(9)
• octep_open(9)
• octep_iq_full_check(9)
• octep_start_xmit(9)
• octep_get_stats64(9)
• octep_tx_timeout_task(9)
• octep_tx_timeout(9)
• octep_intr_poll_task(9)
• octep_hb_timeout_task(9)
• octep_ctrl_mbox_task(9)
• octep_device_setup(9)
• octep_device_cleanup(9)
• octep_probe(9)
• octep_remove(9)
• octep_init_module(9)
• octep_exit_module(9)

mwah 💖 that's the page, bestie — source ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell..., dated October 2026, and it's the octep_stop(9) manual. bye 🫶✨