t4vf_fl_pkt_align(9)

💖 t4vf_fl_pkt_align 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — yes we're in the deep kernel-lore part of the group chat today, and honestly? this one's a little chaotic. buckle up 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

t4vf_fl_pkt_align — the function that returns the fl packet alignment. that's it. that's the whole vibe check. 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int t4vf_fl_pkt_align (struct adapter *adapter );

like, one function, one argument, no drama (the adapter has some drama, but that's between us) 💅

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• adapter — the adapter. that's your whole param list, icon, no notes. 😌

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🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

okay so here's the lore, and it's giving "hardware family tree that nobody asked for" 😭

T4 has a single field to specify the packing and padding boundary. one field. one single solitary field. iconic minimalist behavior honestly. ⭐

but then T5 onwards has separate fields for this — so the alignment for next packet offset is the maximum of these two. two fields, one answer, lowkey math. 🔥

and then T6 shows up and changes the Ingress Padding Boundary Shift, so at this point it's all a mess 💀 and the manpage itself says it's best if we put this in low-level Common Code ... and like, yeah. yeah it is. respect the mess. 🙈

no cap, the original literally calls it "a mess" and honestly that's the most honest kernel documentation has ever been. 🎀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie here's the whole extended friend group, iykyk 👑

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/t4vf_hw.c

• t4vf_record_mbox(9)
• t4vf_wr_mbox_core(9)
• fwcaps16_to_caps32(9)
• fwcap_to_fwspeed(9)
• t4vf_port_init(9)
• t4vf_fw_reset(9)
• t4vf_query_params(9)
• t4vf_set_params(9)
• t4vf_bar2_sge_qregs(9)
• t4vf_get_sge_params(9)
• t4vf_get_vpd_params(9)
• t4vf_get_dev_params(9)
• t4vf_get_rss_glb_config(9)
• t4vf_get_vfres(9)
• t4vf_read_rss_vi_config(9)
• t4vf_write_rss_vi_config(9)
• t4vf_config_rss_range(9)
• t4vf_alloc_vi(9)
• t4vf_free_vi(9)
• t4vf_enable_vi(9)
• t4vf_enable_pi(9)
• t4vf_identify_port(9)
• t4vf_set_rxmode(9)
• t4vf_alloc_mac_filt(9)
• t4vf_free_mac_filt(9)
• t4vf_change_mac(9)
• t4vf_set_addr_hash(9)
• t4vf_get_port_stats(9)
• t4vf_iq_free(9)
• t4vf_eth_eq_free(9)
• t4vf_link_down_rc_str(9)
• t4vf_handle_get_port_info(9)
• t4vf_update_port_info(9)
• t4vf_handle_fw_rpl(9)
• t4vf_get_vf_mac_acl(9)
• t4vf_get_vf_vlan_acl(9)

that's 36 little guys plus the source file. a whole squad. slay. 💜

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okay and for the cute sign-off moment: this page lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio... (source/version biz 💖) and it's dated October 2026 — so mark your calendars bestie, this manpage is from the future and it's still explaining T4/T5/T6 padding boundaries. periodt. 🍓✨