wx_is_non_eop(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… wx_is_non_eop(9) β€” Kernel API Manual energy ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the wx_is_non_eop(9) page πŸ’– this is a kernel API manual entry, we're in the <pink>Kernel API Manual</pink> section, and honestly? it's giving niche-but-important. stay with me.


🌸 NAME 🌸

wx_is_non_eop β€” the whole vibe of handling non-EOP buffers πŸ¦‹ (process handling of non-EOP buffers, if you're being formal about it)


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool wx_is_non_eop (struct wx_ring *rx_ring , union wx_rx_desc *rx_desc
, struct sk_buff *skb );

like, it returns a bool, takes three things, and we're gonna talk about all three, don't worry πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • rx_ring β€” the Rx ring that's currently being processed, bestie. that's the one.
  • rx_desc β€” the Rx descriptor for the current buffer. yes, current. keep up πŸ’…
  • skb β€” the current socket buffer, and it's holding the buffer that's still in progress 🫢

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

so here's the tea β˜• this function updates next to clean. that's it, that's the first thing it does, no cap.

then the vibe check happens: if the buffer is an <hotpink>EOP buffer</hotpink>, this function exits and returns false. that's the whole mood. bye. πŸ‘‹

otherwise β€” like, if it's not EOP β€” it places the sk_buff in the next buffer to be chained, and returns true, indicating that this is in fact a non-EOP buffer 🌈 literally exactly what the name says, iconic behavior honestly.

so to recap the duality of this function:

  1. buffer is EOP β†’ return false, we're done here πŸ’€
  2. buffer is not EOP β†’ chain that sk_buff into the next buffer, return true πŸ”₯

periodt. that's the whole function. and yet it's out here doing the most important little job in the Rx path, we stan πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

first up, the kernel file that lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_lib.c β€” go read it, iykyk πŸ‘‘

and then, bestie, prepare yourself, because here is the entire friend group 🌈:

all thirty-three of them, listed, accounted for, not a single one skipped πŸ’œ that's a whole friend group chat right there and you're gonna read it 🫢


ngl this page is short but it matters, so don't scroll past the return values, they're the entire point πŸ’…

and that's the page!! 🌸 this cutie came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun... and it's dated <purple>October 2026</purple>, and the whole thing is filed under wx_is_non_eop(9) β€” mwah, sending you off with a kiss and a <rainbow>slay</rainbow> πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŽ€

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