atl1c_probe(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 atl1c_probe(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual era, bestie 🎀

okay so grab a snack because we're diving into atl1c_probe from the kernel API manual and honestly? she's a whole moment. this is the function that wakes your Atheros adapter up and gets her ready for the runway. no cap. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int atl1c_probe (struct pci_dev *pdev , const struct pci_device_id *ent
);

like, that's the whole signature, she's not complicated, she's just doing her job 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • pdev — the PCI device information struct, aka the little dossier on the hardware we're about to bring to life 🫶
  • ent — the entry in atl1c_pci_tbl, the matchmaking table that said "yes, this one" 💘

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does she return? 0 on success, negative on failure — that's it, that's the vibe check. zero means slay, negative means something went sideways 😭

atl1c_probe initializes an adapter identified by a pci_dev structure. like, it takes that pci_dev and is like "bestie, you're coming with me." 🔥

and then the actual work happens: the OS initialization, the configuring of the adapter private structure, and a hardware reset all occur. all three. she's doing the most and honestly she ate 👑

ngl this is the main character moment of the whole driver. everything else in SEE ALSO is basically her supporting cast 🌈

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

first up, the source herself — the kernel file you need to go read:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c 📂

and then the whole friend group, in order, because we don't skip people:

okay that's the whole page, ily, go read your driver source 💖✨🎀🦋🌸

— this cutie dropped out of ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros... in October 2026, page name atl1c_probe(9), and yes she's iconic for it 👑💅

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