cvm_oct_phy_setup_device(9)

💅 cvm_oct_phy_setup_device(9) — like, the kernel API manual page you actually wanna read 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's about a function whose whole entire job is setting up the PHY. yes. that's it. that's the vibe. it's giving "small but crucial" and honestly we love that for it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

cvm_oct_phy_setup_device — setup the PHY 💫

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

int cvm_oct_phy_setup_device (struct net_device *dev );

that's the whole signature, no cap. it takes one thing and returns an int. short king behavior 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• dev — the Device to setup 🛠️ like, hand it a struct net_device * and it does its little setup thing. that's the whole ask.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea: it Returns Zero on success ☝️ and negative on failure 😭. that's literally it — zero means slay, negative means something went sideways. no in-between, no shrug. periodt.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c — like, the actual source if you wanna go read it yourself, go off 👀
• cvm_oct_ioctl(9) — its sibling in crime, highly recommend 🧚

and that's the page, bestie 💜 don't forget to log off and hydrate. this iconic lil doc lives in ./drivers/staging/octeon, dated October 2026 — see you in the next manpage, mwah 💅🌺