cavium_ptp_enable(9)

💅 cavium_ptp_enable(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual, but make it cute ✨

okay so picture this: you're deep in the Kernel API Manual (yes, that one, the Kernel API Manual), and you stumble upon a little function called cavium_ptp_enable. she's the one who takes your request and turns an ancillary feature on or off. that's the whole vibe. polite, direct, gets the job done 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

cavium_ptp_enable — literally just "Request to enable or disable an ancillary feature." that's her. that's the function. iconic behavior ngl 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int cavium_ptp_enable (struct ptp_clock_info *ptp_info , struct
       ptp_clock_request *rq , int on );

three arguments, one int back. we love a signature that knows what it wants 🎀

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ptp_info — the PTP clock info. yes bestie, the whole struct, she needs the full picture 💖
• rq — the request. this is the ask. the little "hey can u…" of it all 🙈
• on — is it on. that's it. that's the flag. on or not on, no in-between, int-coded 🌈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c — go read the source, iykyk 💀
• cavium_ptp_adjfine(9) — the fine-tuning bestie ⭐
• cavium_ptp_adjtime(9) — the time-adjusting bestie 🧚
• cavium_ptp_gettime(9) — the "what time is it" bestie 💜
• cavium_ptp_settime(9) — the "okay but set it to this time" bestie 🔥

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friendly reminder: keep those SEE ALSO refs bookmarked, because they are the rest of the squad and you will need them later 🫶

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okay that's the whole page, no cap 💖 this little writeup came straight out of the ./drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/... file, and it's dated October 2026 — so yeah, she's fresh, she's future-coded, and she's still called cavium_ptp_enable(9). slay, bye 🎀✨