rvu_npc_exa..._table_write(9)

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πŸ’… rvu_npc_exa..._table_write(9) πŸ’…

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” yes that's the manual name, we're being official today πŸŽ€ and today's main character is rvu_npc_exa..._table_write(9), a little wrapper that is genuinely just out here doing register writes. no cap.


✨ NAME ✨

rvu_npc_exact_cam_table_write β€” literally a wrapper for a register write. that's it. that's the whole vibe. πŸ¦‹


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void rvu_npc_exact_cam_table_write (struct rvu *rvu , int blkaddr , u32
index , u64 mdata );

like, look at her. she's void, she takes four things, she writes to a register. iconic behavior only. πŸ‘‘


✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • rvu β€” the resource virtualization unit. (yes that's the whole description, she's a mystery but a slay one πŸ’œ)
  • blkaddr β€” block address 🧚
  • index β€” the index in MEM 🌸
  • mdata β€” meta data to be written to the register. so like, the actual payload bestie πŸ’Œ

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay so there are SO many siblings, it's giving huge family energy, let's get into it 🫢

The kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_hash.c β€” that's the home base 🏠

And then the whole squad:


fr fr, read the whole family before you poke at registers, okay? iykyk πŸ˜­πŸ’–

this lil page came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell... and it's stamped October 2026 in the Kernel API Manual, version rvu_npc_exa..._table_write(9) β€” mwah, that's a wrap, go write some registers responsibly bestie πŸ’…βœ¨πŸŒ·

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