rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(9)
π rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(9)
okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual bestie, and it's about one (1) very specific little function. buckle up π
β¨ NAME β¨
rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb β allocate a skb for RX purposes. that's it, that's the whole vibe π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
struct sk_buff * rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb (struct queue_entry *entry ,
gfp_t gfp );
like, it hands you back a struct sk_buff * and you give it an entry and a gfp. iconic signature, no notes π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
entryβ the entry for which the skb will be applicable. yes bestie, that entry. the one the skb is for. π«Άgfpβ ok so the original doc literally says-- undescribed --ππ not me reading the source of truth and it's just a void where the description should be. so yeah.gfpis here, it exists, and the manual is not gonna tell you what it does. mystery queen behavior fr fr π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
this is the part where the page just. lists everything. and i mean everything. stay with me:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h Queue handlers(9)rt2x00queue_free_skb(9)rt2x00queue_align_frame(9)rt2x00queue_insert_l2pad(9)rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame(9)rt2x00queue_update_beacon(9)rt2x00queue_update_beacon_locked(9)rt2x00queue_clear_beacon(9)rt2x00queue_index_inc(9)rt2x00queue_init_queues(9)rt2x00link_update_stats(9)rt2x00link_start_tuner(9)rt2x00link_stop_tuner(9)rt2x00link_reset_tuner(9)rt2x00link_start_watchdog(9)rt2x00link_stop_watchdog(9)rt2x00link_register(9)
go read those too if you're nosy, i support it π
ngl the whole thing lives under./drivers/net/wireless/ralink/...β that's the path, truncated in the footer with the lil...and everything, so don't come for me, i'm quoting it exactly π«Ά
and that's the page!! mwah π this came from the Kernel API Manual, source path ./drivers/net/wireless/ralink/..., dated October 2026, and the page name is of course rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(9). periodt. ππβ¨
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