STRUCT PPE_QM_QUEUE_CONFIG(9)
π struct ppe_qm_queue_config β PPE queue config π
Okay bestie, sit down, because we're reading a Kernel API Manual page together and honestly? It slaps. This is the struct ppe_qm_queue_config page, and it's giving hardware queue threshold realness β like, this is the little config bundle that tells the PPE exactly when to start dropping packets. Iconic behavior fr fr π
β¨ NAME β¨
struct ppe_qm_queue_config β PPE queue config. That's it, that's the whole vibe. Short. Punchy. Main character energy π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
Here's the struct in all its glory, character-for-character, don't touch a single semicolon:
struct ppe_qm_queue_config {
unsigned int queue_start;
unsigned int queue_end;
unsigned int prealloc_buf;
unsigned int ceil;
unsigned int weight;
unsigned int resume_offset;
bool dynamic;
};
Look at those fields. Seven of them. Each one pulling its weight (pun fully intended, you'll see) π
π¦ Members π¦
Let's meet the cast, one by one:
queue_startβ the PPE start of queue ID. Where the queue begins, bestie. The opening act π«queue_endβ the PPE end of queue ID. The finale. The curtain call. π¬prealloc_bufβ the queue dedicated buffer number. Dedicated! Like it has its own little reserved spot. We love a buffer with commitment π«Άceilβ the ceil to start drop packet from queue. This is the ceiling where the PPE goes "okay that's enough, packets gotta go" πweightβ the weight value. Yes it's literally just called that. No notes. βοΈresume_offsetβ the resume offset from the threshold. Where things pick back up after the threshold moment πdynamicβ aboolthat says whether the threshold value is decided dynamically or statically. Dynamic or static, pick your fighter π
π§ Description π§
So here's the tea: the queue configuration decides the threshold to drop packet from PPE hardware queue. That's the whole job. It's the thing that determines when the hardware queue says "nope, dropping you" β and honestly, someone's gotta make that call π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Bestie, the cross-reference list is long and we're reading every single one, no skips, no shortcuts:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/ppe/ppe_config.cstruct ppe_bm_port_config(9) enum ppe_scheduler_direction(9)struct ppe_scheduler_bm_config(9)struct ppe_scheduler_qm_config(9)struct ppe_scheduler_port_config(9)struct ppe_port_schedule_resource(9)ppe_queue_scheduler_set(9)ppe_queue_ucast_base_set(9)ppe_queue_ucast_offset_pri_set(9)ppe_queue_ucast_offset_hash_set(9)ppe_port_resource_get(9)ppe_sc_config_set(9)ppe_counter_enable_set(9)ppe_rss_hash_config_set(9)ppe_ring_queue_map_set(9)
Go read them all, I'll wait. Take your time. Hydrate first π
Heads up bestie: everything above is exactly what the page says β don't go inventing behavior that isn't there, iykyk π
Okay that's the whole page, and it ate, no cap. This one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/qualcom... and it's dated October 2026 β so like, future knowledge, lowkey iconic πβ¨π Slay responsibly, and remember: the threshold is only as good as the config. Periodt. π
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