e1000_get_hw...aphore_82571(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 e1000_get_hw_semaphore_82571 💖

ok so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — the manual name is e1000_get_hw...aphore_82571 (yes the title is truncated, that's just how the header rolls, we don't fix it, we respect it 💅). buckle up bestie, we're grabbing a semaphore 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

e1000_get_hw_semaphore_82571 — Acquire hardware semaphore

like, literally just. grab the hardware semaphore. that's the whole vibe 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

s32 e1000_get_hw_semaphore_82571 (struct e1000_hw *hw );

one function, one argument, returns an s32. slay.

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure 🌈 that's it, that's the whole parameter list, and honestly? iconic.

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

Acquire the HW semaphore to access the PHY or NVM 🔥

so real talk: if you wanna poke the PHY or the NVM, you need this semaphore first. that's the rule, no cap. don't just barge in there 🙈

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

like. that's a LOT of siblings. whole family reunion in 82571.c, and you're all invited 💀🫶

and that's the page babes 💖 source lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e..., dated October 2026, same manual name up top e1000_get_hw...aphore_82571(9) — go forth and semaphore responsibly, mwah 💅✨

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