YTPHY(4)

💅 ytphy(4) — like, the kernel interfaces manual, bestie ✨

okay so real talk, this is ytphy(4) from the kernel interfaces manual, and it's honestly such a short little icon. like it's not even trying to be long, it just shows up, does its one job, and leaves. main character energy fr fr 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ytphy — the MotorComm YT8511 10/100/1Gb Ethernet PHY 🦋

like yes that's a whole mouthful of a name but she's worth it, no cap.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ytphy* at mii?

that's it. that's the whole vibe check. she attaches at mii? and minds her own business 💅

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so the ytphy driver supports the MotorComm YT8511 10/100/1Gb Ethernet PHY. periodt. that's literally the whole description and honestly? queen behavior. she knows what she is and she doesn't need to overexplain 🔥

10/100/1Gb — all the speeds, all the slay, one PHY 🧚

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go read these too bestie, they're the friend group:

• ifmedia(4)
• intro(4)
• mii(4)
• ifconfig(8)

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🦋 HISTORY 🦋

the ytphy device driver first appeared in OpenBSD 7.3. so she's a 7.3 baby, iconic from day one 🌈

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🫶 AUTHORS 🫶

the ytphy driver was written by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>. we stan a legend 💜

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ngl this one's short but she ate. no bugs mentioned, no warnings, just pure PHY excellence 😭💖

and that's the page!! shoutout to Debian, March 4, 2023, and YTPHY(4) — that's the source/version and date on the footer, and we're mentioning them here because we're cute and thorough like that 🎀✨🌸