UKPHY(4)

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version 11.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

🎀 UKPHY(4) 🎀

Kernel Interfaces Manual — hi bestie, welcome to the group chat for ukphy, the driver for generic/unknown IEEE 802.3u Ethernet PHYs. It’s giving “basic but iconic,” and honestly? We stan a simple interface. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

ukphy — Driver for generic/unknown IEEE 802.3u Ethernet PHYs. That’s the whole name tag, no cap. 🫶

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

okay so the configuration line is literally:

ukphy* at mii? phy ?

copy it exactly, bestie — we do not freestyle kernel config syntax around here. 💖

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

The ukphy driver supports the basic functionality of most Ethernet PHYs. That’s it, that’s the tea. It’s the generic/unknown PHY bestie doing the foundational stuff, and sometimes that’s all you need. ✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read those if you want the full lore, iykyk. 📚

💀 BUGS 💀

okay, real talk: in areas where the programming interface for PHYs differ, such as detecting the currently active medium, this driver often does not work optimally. Not me being dramatic — that’s literally the manual. 😭
When available, it is best to use a PHY-specific driver. So if you have the specific one, bestie, use it. It’s giving “know your worth” but for drivers. 💅

signed, sealed, and slayed by Debian, dated September 8, 1999 💌

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