ETHERSWITCH(4)

✨ ETHERSWITCH(4) ✨

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about etherswitch — the Ethernet switch framework, straight out of the Kernel Interfaces Manual 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

etherswitch — the Ethernet switch framework, no cap 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

so like, if you wanna compile this framework into your kernel, you literally just drop these lines into your kernel configuration file, and that's it, periodt:

device etherswitch
device miiproxy
device iicbus

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

The etherswitch driver is the framework for Ethernet switch devices. that's the whole vibe — it's the scaffolding, the main character infrastructure, the thing that makes the other switch drivers possible ✨

🍓 FILES 🍓

• /dev/etherswitch? — the etherswitch device nodes, iconic as always 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these next, iykyk 🫶

• arswitch(4)
• iicbus(4)
• ip17x(4)
• rtl8366rb(4)
• e6060sw(4)
• adm6996fc(4)
• ksz8995ma(4)
• ukswitch(4)
• etherswitchcfg(8)

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

The etherswitch framework first appeared in FreeBSD 10.0. a whole legend fr fr 😭🔥

🧚 AUTHORS 🧚

• Stefan Bethke

ngl there's no license or copyright line in this one, bestie — just vibes and one very cool author 💜

and that's the whole page! this beauty came from the Debian source, dated April 5, 2017 — mwah, love that for us 💅✨🎀