pch_gbe_netpoll(9)
π pch_gbe_netpoll β Kernel API Manual β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to pch_gbe_netpoll(9) β yes that (9) means it's a kernel API page, we're in the deep end of the pool now and honestly? iconic.
π NAME π
pch_gbe_netpoll β the lil function that things like netconsole call to send skbs π«Ά
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void pch_gbe_netpoll (struct net_device *netdev );
that's it. that's the whole signature. no cap, it's giving minimalist main character energy π
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
netdevβ the network interface device structure, aka the whole entire vibe of the NIC you're poking at π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
the whole friend group fr fr β every single one of these:
Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.cpch_gbe_mac_read_mac_addr(9)pch_gbe_wait_clr_bit(9)pch_gbe_mac_mar_set(9)pch_gbe_mac_reset_hw(9)pch_gbe_mac_init_rx_addrs(9)pch_gbe_mac_force_mac_fc(9)pch_gbe_mac_set_wol_event(9)pch_gbe_mac_ctrl_miim(9)pch_gbe_mac_set_pause_packet(9)pch_gbe_alloc_queues(9)pch_gbe_init_stats(9)pch_gbe_init_phy(9)pch_gbe_mdio_read(9)pch_gbe_mdio_write(9)pch_gbe_reset_task(9)pch_gbe_reinit_locked(9)pch_gbe_reset(9)pch_gbe_free_irq(9)pch_gbe_irq_disable(9)pch_gbe_irq_enable(9)pch_gbe_setup_tctl(9)pch_gbe_configure_tx(9)pch_gbe_setup_rctl(9)pch_gbe_configure_rx(9)pch_gbe_unmap_and_free_tx_resource(9)pch_gbe_unmap_and_free_rx_resource(9)pch_gbe_clean_tx_ring(9)pch_gbe_clean_rx_ring(9)pch_gbe_watchdog(9)pch_gbe_tx_queue(9)pch_gbe_update_stats(9)pch_gbe_intr(9)pch_gbe_alloc_rx_buffers(9)pch_gbe_alloc_tx_buffers(9)pch_gbe_clean_tx(9)pch_gbe_clean_rx(9)pch_gbe_setup_tx_resources(9)pch_gbe_setup_rx_resources(9)pch_gbe_free_tx_resources(9)pch_gbe_free_rx_resources(9)pch_gbe_request_irq(9)pch_gbe_up(9)pch_gbe_down(9)pch_gbe_sw_init(9)pch_gbe_open(9)pch_gbe_stop(9)pch_gbe_xmit_frame(9)pch_gbe_set_multi(9)pch_gbe_set_mac(9)pch_gbe_change_mtu(9)pch_gbe_set_features(9)pch_gbe_ioctl(9)pch_gbe_tx_timeout(9)pch_gbe_napi_poll(9)
like literally the entire pch_gbe cinematic universe, go read them all, i'll wait π
ngl bestie the whole thing is lowkey short β but that's the point, pch_gbe_netpoll knows exactly what it is and doesn't overexplain. obsessed. π
and that's the page!! source and version vibes straight outta ./drivers/net/ethernet/oki-sem..., dated October 2026 β so yeah, future-dated kernel lore, we love to see it πβπ periodt.
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms