SIP(4)

📦 version 11.0, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the SIP(4) page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual — manual name folded in near the top like a little name tag 🫶✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

<pink>sip</pink> — SiS 900-based Ethernet driver. That’s the name, and honestly it ate 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

First, the attach line — literally exactly this, no edits:

sip* at pci? dev ? function ?

Also, and this is important: Configuration of PHYs is also necessary. See mii(4). Not optional gossip, bestie 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The sip device driver supports Ethernet interfaces based on the Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900, SiS 7016, and National Semiconductor DP83815 Ethernet chips. Main character driver energy, fr fr 🦋

Here’s the chip breakdown:

  • The SiS 900 is found on many motherboards featuring SiS chipsets, and on some embedded systems, and has a built-in PHY. Iconic behavior ✨
  • The SiS 7016 is an older version of the chip, which uses an external PHY. Vintage, lowkey 🎀
  • The National Semiconductor DP83815 is found on NetGear FA-311 and FA-312 Ethernet boards, and has a built-in PHY. Slay 💅

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

The whole friend group:

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

The sip driver first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. Periodt 💫

👑 AUTHORS 👑

The sip driver was originally written by Jason R. Thorpe for Network Computer, Inc. Respect where it’s due 👑

It has since been modified by Jason R. Thorpe ⟨thorpej@NetBSD.org⟩ and Allen Briggs ⟨briggs@NetBSD.org⟩. Two icons, no cap 🫶

cute little sign-off: this page is from Debian, dated May 17, 2001, and it’s the SIP(4) page — bye bestie, go make those PHYs happy 💋✨

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