rnpgbe_xmit_frame(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ rnpgbe_xmit_frame(9) ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this one is literally about yeeting a packet out the door πŸ’… it's a kernel function, it lives in the networking driver world, and honestly? she's a small function with main character energy.


πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

rnpgbe_xmit_frame β€” send a skb to the driver πŸ¦‹

like, that's the whole job. hand the packet to the driver. no cap.


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

netdev_tx_t rnpgbe_xmit_frame (struct sk_buff *skb , struct net_device *netdev );

that's it, that's the signature, copy it exactly bestie, don't get creative with it πŸ™ˆ


πŸ’– ARGUMENTS πŸ’–

  • skb β€” the skb structure to be sent 🍼 like this is the packet, she's the whole reason we're here, she gets passed along
  • netdev β€” the network interface device structure 🌈 the netdev, aka the device she's gonna travel through

⭐ RETURN ⭐

NETDEV_TX_OK β€” that's what she gives you back πŸ‘‘


🫢 SEE ALSO 🫢

the whole friend group fr fr πŸ§šπŸ’œ go read them all, iykyk


and that's the page!! no lore, no extra tips, just the facts in a cute lil bow πŸŽ€ she's short, she's sweet, she sends skbs πŸ’…

sign-off time bestie: this one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/mucse/r... and it's dated October 2026 ⭐ rnpgbe_xmit_frame(9) forever πŸ‘‘

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from