dpsw_set_irq_enable(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… dpsw_set_irq_enable β€” set the overall interrupt state

okay so bestie, you're reading the dpsw_set_irq_enable(9) page from the Kernel API Manual ✨ β€” this is the one that flips the big master switch for a switch's interrupts. No cap, it's a tiny function with main-character energy πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

dpsw_set_irq_enable β€” Set overall interrupt state. that's it, that's the whole vibe πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int dpsw_set_irq_enable (struct fsl_mc_io *mc_io , u32 cmd_flags , u16
token , u8 irq_index , u8 en );

literally just five args and an int coming back at you, periodt 🌸


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • mc_io β€” pointer to the MC portal's I/O object. yes, the portal, the whole access point, hand it over 🫢
  • cmd_flags β€” command flags, and you're picking one or more of MC_CMD_FLAG_ πŸ‘‘
  • token β€” the token of the DPCI object. keep it safe, it's your little ID badge πŸ’–
  • irq_index β€” the interrupt index you wanna configure. which one? that one. πŸ”₯
  • en β€” the interrupt state, and it's giving binary: enable = 1, disable = 0 ⭐

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

so this is how GPP software gets to control when interrupts are generated πŸ’« Each interrupt can have up to 32 causes β€” like, 32 whole reasons for it to fire, iconic. The enable/disable control is the overall interrupt state, the big boss switch up top πŸ‘‘

and here's the important part, bestie: if the interrupt is disabled, no causes will cause an interrupt. not one. not any of the 32. zero. the whole thing is off 😭 so flip en with intention, okay?


πŸ’€ RETURN πŸ’€

the original page leaves this section completely empty β€” no return values documented, no explanation, nothing. just vibes and a heading. πŸ™ˆ don't come for me, I'm reporting it exactly as it is.

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpsw.c, plus the whole friend group:


and that's the page, bestie 🧚 source/version on the footer was ./drivers/net/ethernet/freesca... and it's dated October 2026 β€” so yeah, freshly stamped, go enable (or disable) responsibly, mwah πŸ’–βœ¨

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