t4_handle_fw_rpl(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 t4_handle_fw_rpl(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie

okay so picture this: it's a kernel API manual page, the manual is literally called Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is t4_handle_fw_rpl(9). she's a little function, she's got one job, and she's gonna tell you about it. let's go 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

t4_handle_fw_rpl — process a FW reply message

like, that's it. that's her whole personality. inbound firmware message goes in, the reply gets handled. iconic behaviour honestly 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int t4_handle_fw_rpl (struct adapter *adap , const __be64 *rpl );

look at her signature. clean. int return, two args, no drama. periodt ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • adap — the adapter 💖 that's your NIC-ish friend that everything gets done to.
  • rpl — start of the FW message 🦋 literally the beginning of the firmware message. that's where you point and that's where she reads from.

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so she processes a FW message, mmkay? and the example the page gives us (love that for us) is link state change messages — like when the link decides to change state and the firmware is like "hey bestie, heads up." 👀🔥

that's the whole description. short, sweet, no cap. she handles the reply message, she does it well, we move on. 🌈

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

okay bestie this is the part where the whole extended friend group shows up 😭 the manpage says the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c, and then it just... introduces you to everyone. and i mean everyone. no gatekeeping here fr fr 👑

see? whole crew. entire groupchat. and yes, they're all (9) — kernel API section represent 🧚‍♀️

real talk: that's every single reference the page lists, in the order it lists them. i didn't drop a single one, because dropping a SEE ALSO entry is a crime and i would never 💀

🍓 the cute sign-off 🍓

and that's the page, bestie!! this beauty shipped from ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio... in October 2026, and it's filed under t4_handle_fw_rpl(9). go read t4_hw.c if you want the lore. love u, stay hydrated, handle those FW replies 💖✨🎀

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