t4vf_get_vf_mac_acl(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 t4vf_get_vf_mac_acl(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie 🎀

Okay so welcome to the t4vf_get_vf_mac_acl page, my absolute beloved. It lives in the Kernel API Manual (section 9, kernel-functions territory, iykyk) and honestly it's giving "small function, big responsibilities." Let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

t4vf_get_vf_mac_acl — grab the MAC address that's gonna get set onto the VI of this VF. That's the whole vibe. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int t4vf_get_vf_mac_acl (struct adapter *adapter , unsigned int port ,
       unsigned int *naddr , u8 *addr );

Like, it returns an int, and yes she takes four arguments. Four! Main character energy fr fr. 👑

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • adapter — the adapter itself. The whole device. Your guy. 💜
  • port — the port that's associated with the vf. Gotta know which one!
  • naddr — the number of ACL MAC addresses that come back in addr. So this one's telling you how many you're actually getting, not how many you asked for. 💅
  • addr — placeholder for the MAC addresses. She holds the spot, the data moves in later. Iconic behaviour honestly.

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

So the whole point: find the MAC address that should be set to the VF's VI. That's it. That's the mission. 🌈

And where does the requested MAC address even come from? From the host OS, bestie — it arrives via a callback in the PF driver. So it's not like this function invents it, it just goes and fetches the thing the host already told it about. Lowkey elegant ngl. ⭐

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

The kernel file this lives in is ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/t4vf_hw.c — go read it, it ate. 💀

And here's the whole friend group, no cap, every single one:

That's thirty-six whole pages, bestie. Thirty-six!! Go read them all, I'll wait 💖

Heads up: this page came out of ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio... and is dated October 2026 — so when you cite her, cite her right. 🧚

Okay that's the whole page, mwah, go forth and set that VI MAC correctly 💅🌸🍓

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