b43_phy_lock(9)

💖 b43_phy_lock(9) 💖 — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for b43_phy_lock(9) — the tiny little lock function that’s giving “don’t touch the firmware PHY registers without permission” energy. Iconic. Obsessed. Let’s get into it. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

b43_phy_lock — Lock firmware PHY register access. That’s the whole name section, no extra lore, and honestly it ate. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Here’s the exact signature, character-for-character bestie:

void b43_phy_lock (struct b43_wldev *dev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — -- undescribed --

Not me staring at this like it’s a mystery box 😭. The manual page literally gives us no description for dev — it just says -- undescribed --. Main character energy, honestly, but make it undocumented. 🫶

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

First breadcrumb: Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_common.h enum. Then the whole cross-reference posse, no cap:

• enum b43_interference_mitigation(9)
• enum b43_txpwr_result(9)
• struct b43_phy_operations(9)
• b43_phy_allocate(9)
• b43_phy_free(9)
• b43_phy_init(9)
• b43_phy_exit(9)
• b43_has_hardware_pctl(9)
• b43_phy_read(9)
• b43_phy_write(9)
• b43_phy_copy(9)
• b43_phy_mask(9)
• b43_phy_set(9)
• b43_phy_maskset(9)
• b43_radio_read(9)
• b43_radio_write(9)
• b43_radio_mask(9)
• b43_radio_set(9)
• b43_radio_maskset(9)
• b43_radio_wait_value(9)
• b43_radio_lock(9)
• b43_radio_unlock(9)
• b43_phy_unlock(9)
• b43_switch_channel(9)
• b43_software_rfkill(9)
• b43_phy_txpower_check(9)
• enum b43_phy_txpower_check_flags(9)
• b43_phy_shm_tssi_read(9)

Cute little footer sign-off: this b43_phy_lock(9) page’s source/version breadcrumb is ./drivers/net/wireless/broadco..., dated October 2026. Mwah 💋 slay and stay locked. 🎀