INPHY(4)

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💅 inphy(4) — the Kernel Interfaces Manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so you're reading inphy(4), which lives in section 4 of the manual (the Kernel Interfaces Manual, iykyk). it's a tiny page but it's honestly iconic, so let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

inphy — the driver for Intel i82555 and i82562 10/100 Ethernet PHYs. yes that's the whole name section, she's concise 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

inphy* at mii? phy ?

that's the whole vibe check right there. she attaches at mii? and she's a phy ?, periodt 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so like, the inphy driver supports the Intel i82555 and i82562 10/100 Ethernet PHYs. no cap, those are the two. 🫶

and these PHYs? they're found on a whole variety of high-performance Ethernet interfaces. literally showing up everywhere, main character energy 🔥

💀 NOTES 💀

okay bestie, listen — this part lowkey matters:

while it's not required for basic card operation, if this device isn't there, the fxp(4) device cannot detect link and link-speed. like, the card still works, but she's flying blind on link status 😭 so yeah, not fatal, but you're gonna miss it.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read those, they're all bangers fr fr 📚✨

and that's the whole page, bestie 🧚 this little gem is from the Debian edition, dated November 6, 2016 — yes she's an older icon but she still ate 💖🌸

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