pch_gbe_tx_queue(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ pch_gbe_tx_queue ✨

okay so welcome to the pch_gbe_tx_queue(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie! 💖 this one's literally all about carrying out the queuing of the transmission data, and I'm gonna walk you through every single deet so you don't miss a thing, no cap. it's giving "I'm the function that makes sure your tx data gets in line" energy and I'm obsessed ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

pch_gbe_tx_queue — Carry out queuing of the transmission data

so like, the name is pretty self-explanatory: this function handles the queuing of transmission data. it's the one that gets your stuff lined up and ready to go out into the world 🌈 ngl, it's a pretty important vibe.

💖 SYNOPSIS 💖

void pch_gbe_tx_queue (struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter , struct
pch_gbe_tx_ring *tx_ring , struct sk_buff *skb );

that's the whole signature, bestie — it takes three struct pointers and returns void, so it's all about side effects and making moves happen. periodt 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

okay so here's the squad of arguments this function takes, and what each one is about:

  • adapter — Board private structure. this is literally the board's private stash of info — the struct pch_gbe_adapter that holds all the board-specific goodness 🎀
  • tx_ring — Tx descriptor ring structure. this is the transmission descriptor ring, which is where all the tx descriptors hang out in their cute little ring formation 🌀
  • skb — Sockt buffer structure. yes, it says "Sockt" in the original — that's not me, that's the manpage, and I'm keeping it exactly as-is, iykyk 💌 this is the socket buffer that's carrying your data.
ngl that "Sockt" typo is sending me 💀 but I'm preserving it because THE RULE IS THE RULE, and every detail stays, fr fr.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay so here's the full squad of related references, and bestie, there are a lot of them. like, so many. but I'm listing every single one because I don't skip, periodt 💅

first up, the kernel file:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c

and then the whole function family:

that's literally the whole squad, bestie — all 54 of them. I told you I wasn't gonna skip any 💖

and that's the whole page! this little beauty comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/oki-sem... and it's dated October 2026. slay. 💅✨

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