rvu_exact_prepare_mdata(9)

💅 rvu_exact_prepare_mdata(9) — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so picture this: it's a section 9 kernel API page, the manual is literally called Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is rvu_exact_prepare_mdata. yes we're in the Marvell octeontx2 rvu_npc_hash.c trenches and honestly? it's giving main character energy. 🦋

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🌸 NAME 🌸

rvu_exact_prepare_mdata — makes the mdata for an mcam entry. that's it, that's the whole vibe. no cap. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u64 rvu_exact_prepare_mdata (u8 *mac , u16 chan , u16 ctype , u64 mask
);

like, copy it exactly please, i'm not about to get dragged for a typo 🙈

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• mac — the MAC address. you know her, you love her. 💅
• chan — channel number.
• ctype — channel type. yes it's different from chan, no they will not let you forget it.
• mask — the LDATA mask. slay. ⭐

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

returns the Meta data. that's it. that's what you get back. 🫶

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

bestie the friend group here is massive, so buckle up — first off, the source file itself lives at:

• kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_hash.c

and then the whole squad, every single one of them, no skipping (iykyk):

• rvu_exact_calculate_hash(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_alloc_mem_table_entry(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_free_id(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_alloc_id(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_alloc_cam_table_entry(9)
• rvu_exact_prepare_table_entry(9)
• rvu_exact_config_secret_key(9)
• rvu_exact_config_search_key(9)
• rvu_exact_config_result_ctrl(9)
• rvu_exact_config_table_mask(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_get_max_entries(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_has_match_table(9)
• __rvu_npc_exact_find_entry_by_seq_id(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_add_to_list(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_mem_table_write(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_cam_table_write(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_dealloc_table_entry(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_alloc_table_entry(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_save_drop_rule_chan_and_mask(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_calc_drop_rule_chan_and_mask(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_drop_rule_to_pcifunc(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_get_drop_rule_info(9)
• __rvu_npc_exact_cmd_rules_cnt_update(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_del_table_entry_by_id(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_add_table_entry(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_update_table_entry(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_promisc_disable(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_promisc_enable(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_mac_addr_reset(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_mac_addr_update(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_mac_addr_add(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_mac_addr_del(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_mac_addr_set(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_can_disable_feature(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_disable_feature(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_reset(9)
• rvu_npc_exact_init(9)

go read rvu_npc_exact_init(9) first if you're new here, it sets the whole scene. you're welcome 💜

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and that's the whole page, periodt. 🎀 shoutout to the footer for the receipts: the source path got truncated to ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell... and the date is October 2026, on the rvu_exact_prepare_mdata(9) page. mwah, bye bestie 💖🌈👑