octep_vf_napi_add(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ octep_vf_napi_add(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual πŸ’… this one's a little driver-level baddie from the Octeon virtual-function world, and honestly? she's giving "quietly essential, does one thing, does it well" energy πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME 🌸

octep_vf_napi_add β€” literally just Add NAPI poll for all Tx/Rx queues. no cap, that's the whole job πŸ¦‹


πŸ’œ SYNOPSIS πŸ’œ

void octep_vf_napi_add (struct octep_vf_device *oct );

yep that's it. void return, so she doesn't come back with receipts β€” she just does the thing πŸ‘‘


🫢 ARGUMENTS 🫢

  • oct β€” Octeon device private data structure. this is the main character right here πŸ’– hand her the device's private data and she'll go add NAPI polls for every single Tx/Rx queue. all of them. not a vibe check, an actual loop ✨

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

first up, the source herself 🧚:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep_vf/octep_vf_main.c

and then the whole friend group, like, everyone shows up to this party πŸŽ‰:

like, the entire octep_vf_* cinematic universe, fr fr πŸ˜­πŸ’€


okay that's the tea πŸ“ huge love to the source path ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell... for keeping it real, and this page is stamped October 2026 β€” so remember her name: octep_vf_napi_add(9), iconic, no notes πŸŒˆβ­πŸ‘‘

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