rnpgbe_xmit_frame(9)
β¨ rnpgbe_xmit_frame(9) β¨
okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this one is literally about yeeting a packet out the door π it's a kernel function, it lives in the networking driver world, and honestly? she's a small function with main character energy.
π NAME π
rnpgbe_xmit_frame β send a skb to the driver π¦
like, that's the whole job. hand the packet to the driver. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
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 π
π ARGUMENTS π
skbβ theskbstructure to be sent πΌ like this is the packet, she's the whole reason we're here, she gets passed alongnetdevβ the network interface device structure π the netdev, aka the device she's gonna travel through
β RETURN β
NETDEV_TX_OK β that's what she gives you back π
π«Ά SEE ALSO π«Ά
- the kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/mucse/rnpgbe/rnpgbe_main.cπ (yes that's where she lives, go visit her) rnpgbe_open(9)rnpgbe_close(9)rnpgbe_add_adapter(9)rnpgbe_probe(9)rnpgbe_rm_adapter(9)rnpgbe_remove(9)rnpgbe_dev_shutdown(9)rnpgbe_shutdown(9)
the whole friend group fr fr π§π go read them all, iykyk
and that's the page!! no lore, no extra tips, just the facts in a cute lil bow π she's short, she's sweet, she sends skbs π
sign-off time bestie: this one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/mucse/r... and it's dated October 2026 β rnpgbe_xmit_frame(9) forever π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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