atl1c_set_mac_addr(9)

💅 atl1c_set_mac_addr(9) 💅

okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a little one but it's mighty ✨ stay with me bestie, we're gonna get through it together.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

atl1c_set_mac_addr — Change the Ethernet Address of the NIC

like, you're literally giving your network card a whole new identity. main character energy fr fr 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int atl1c_set_mac_addr (struct net_device *netdev , void *p );

that's it. that's the whole vibe check. two args, one int coming back at you 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• netdev — the network interface device structure. yeah, that one — the big one. it's giving "the whole NIC, condensed" 👑
• p — a pointer to an address structure. the new address lives in there, lowkey hiding behind a void * 🙈

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Returns 0 on success, negative on failure.

that's the entire description, bestie. no cap, no extra lore, no secret bonus paragraphs. 0? slayed, we ate 💖 negative? 😭 it's giving "something went sideways," and you can go cry about it in the caller. periodt.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

first up, the source of truth itself — the kernel file:

• ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c

and then the whole friend group 🫶:

• atl1c_irq_enable(9), atl1c_irq_disable(9), atl1c_phy_config(9),
• atl1c_tx_timeout(9), atl1c_set_multi(9), atl1c_change_mtu(9),
• atl1c_alloc_queues(9), atl1c_sw_init(9), atl1c_clean_tx_ring(9),
• atl1c_clean_rx_ring(9), atl1c_free_ring_resources(9),
• atl1c_setup_ring_resources(9), atl1c_configure_mac(9),
• atl1c_get_stats(9), atl1c_intr(9), atl1c_clean_rx(9), atl1c_open(9),
• atl1c_close(9), atl1c_probe(9), atl1c_remove(9),
• atl1c_io_error_detected(9), atl1c_io_slot_reset(9), atl1c_io_resume(9)

iykyk 🧚

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ngl there's no BUGS section, no RETURN VALUE section, no warnings — this page is unbothered, moisturised, in its lane. read it, love it, call the right function 💜

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mwah 💋 this lil page is tagged with the source path ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros... and dated October 2026 — go forth and set that MAC address, bestie. slay. 🔥👑