rvu_npc_exac...han_and_mask(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

👑 rvu_npc_exact_save_drop_rule_chan_and_mask — the kernel API manual page, bestie edition 💅

okay so first things first, the page header is like rvu_npc_exac...han_and_mask(9) — yes it's abbreviated because kernel docs love a dramatic ellipsis ✨ — and the manual it lives in is the Kernel API Manual. Full function name in all its glory: rvu_npc_exact_save_drop_rule_chan_and_mask. Say that five times fast, I dare you 😭

🌸 NAME 🌸

rvu_npc_exact_save_drop_rule_chan_and_mask — literally just saves drop rules info into the data base. that's it. that's the whole job. no cap 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool rvu_npc_exact_save_drop_rule_chan_and_mask (struct rvu *rvu , int
drop_mcam_idx , u64 chan_val , u64 chan_mask , u16 pcifunc );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • rvu — the resource virtualization unit. the main character of the whole RVU cinematic universe, honestly 🫶
  • drop_mcam_idx — drop rule index in NPC mcam. that's where in the mcam the drop rule sits, iykyk
  • chan_val — Channel value. 💫
  • chan_mask — Channel Mask. 🌈
  • pcifunc — the pcifunc of the interface. yes bestie, that pcifunc 🦋

🔥 RETURN 🔥

Returns True upon success. that's the vibe check and it passed ✅

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

the whole friend group, in order, no one gets left out 💜

and that's the page!! 🧚 source path is ./drivers/net/ethernet/marvell... (truncated, she's mysterious like that 🙈) and the date stamp is October 2026, so like… future era energy fr fr. byeee, go save some drop rules 💅

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