STRUCT ETHOC_BD(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… struct ethoc_bd(9) πŸ’…

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for struct ethoc_bd β€” yes it's a whole manual page, yes it's short, and yes it's still iconic. sit down, hydrate, let's go 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

struct ethoc_bd β€” buffer descriptor πŸŽ€

like, that's the whole vibe. it's a descriptor. for a buffer. main character energy fr fr.


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here's the literal shape of it, no cap, copy it exactly:

struct ethoc_bd {
    u32 stat;
    u32 addr;
 };

two u32s and a dream 😭 that's it, that's the struct.


πŸ¦‹ Members πŸ¦‹

time for the vibe check on each field πŸ’…

  • stat β€” buffer statistics πŸ“Š the numbers, the stats, the lore
  • addr β€” physical memory address πŸ“ like where it actually lives in memory, not its emotional address
ngl bestie there are only two members and neither of them is complicated. slay.

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

if you wanna keep reading (and you should, you're doing amazing sweetie), go check out ✨

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c struct ethoc(9), ethoc_probe(9), ethoc_remove(9)

like the whole friend group is right there in ./drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c πŸ’–


and that's the page!! 🧚 sign-off time: this one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet, dated October 2026, and it's struct ethoc_bd(9) babes β€” drink water, read your manpages, periodt πŸ’œ

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