arc_reg_clr(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… arc_reg_clr β€” the Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, this is arc_reg_clr(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's honestly such a clean little function. let me tell you everything 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

arc_reg_clr β€” applies a mask to a specified EMAC register, and it does it like this: ("reg" & ~"mask"). yes ma'am, that tilde is doing the heavy lifting πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void arc_reg_clr (struct arc_emac_priv *priv , int reg , int mask );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. void, three args, no notes ✨


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • priv β€” pointer to the ARC EMAC private data structure. it's giving "here's where all the gossip lives" πŸ’–
  • reg β€” the register offset from the base address. so like, which register we're pulling up on πŸ¦‹
  • mask β€” the mask you're applying to that specified register. this is the main character of the operation ngl πŸ‘‘

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

okay so here's the whole lore: this function reads the initial register value first, then applies the provided mask to it, and then writes it right back. three steps, zero drama, and honestly? it ate 😭

read β†’ mask β†’ write. no cap, that's the entire bit and it slays πŸ’€


🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

the whole friend group, fr fr 🌈 β€” go read arc_reg_set, arc_reg_get and arc_reg_or next, they're literally the siblings of this one πŸ“


and that's the page, bestie πŸ’œ this iconic lil manual page lives under ./drivers/net/ethernet/arc, it's dated October 2026, and it goes by arc_reg_clr(9) β€” periodt βœ¨πŸ‘‘

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