e1000_relea..._80003es2lan(9)
π e1000_release_mac_csr_80003es2lan π
okay so bestie, you're looking at a section 9 Kernel API Manual page β that's the kernel-dev section, iykyk β for e1000_release_mac_csr_80003es2lan. Yes the name is a whole mouthful, no we are not abbreviating it, it's literally the function name and she earned it. π
β¨ NAME β¨
e1000_release_mac_csr_80003es2lan β release the right to access the Kumeran Register. That's it, that's the whole job. She gives the pass back. π«Ά
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void e1000_release_mac_csr_80003es2lan (struct e1000_hw *hw );
literally one argument, returns void, zero drama. iconic behaviour honestly. β¨
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
hwβ pointer to the HW structure. that's your hardware context right there, the little bundle of everything she needs to know about the NIC she's working with. π
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so what actually happens: this function releases the semaphore that's used to access the Kumeran interface. think of the semaphore as the aux cord β only one person gets to hold it at a time, and this function is you handing it back so your bestie can have a turn. π§β¨
no cap, that's the entire description. short, sweet, and it does exactly what it says on the tin. main character energy. π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the whole 80003es2lan friend group, gathered here for your convenience. all of them, in the exact order the page gives them:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/80003es2lan.c e1000_init_phy_params_80003es2lan(9)e1000_init_nvm_params_80003es2lan(9)e1000_init_mac_params_80003es2lan(9)e1000_acquire_phy_80003es2lan(9)e1000_release_phy_80003es2lan(9)e1000_acquire_mac_csr_80003es2lan(9)e1000_acquire_nvm_80003es2lan(9)e1000_release_nvm_80003es2lan(9)e1000_acquire_swfw_sync_80003es2lan(9)e1000_release_swfw_sync_80003es2lan(9)e1000_read_phy_reg_gg82563_80003es2lan(9)e1000_write_phy_reg_gg82563_80003es2lan(9)e1000_write_nvm_80003es2lan(9)e1000_get_cfg_done_80003es2lan(9)e1000_phy_force_speed_duplex_80003es2lan(9)e1000_get_cable_length_80003es2lan(9)e1000_get_link_up_info_80003es2lan(9)e1000_reset_hw_80003es2lan(9)e1000_init_hw_80003es2lan(9)e1000_initialize_hw_bits_80003es2lan(9)e1000_copper_link_setup_gg82563_80003es2lan(9)e1000_setup_copper_link_80003es2lan(9)e1000_cfg_on_link_up_80003es2lan(9)e1000_cfg_kmrn_10_100_80003es2lan(9)e1000_cfg_kmrn_1000_80003es2lan(9)e1000_read_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(9)e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan(9)e1000_read_mac_addr_80003es2lan(9)e1000_power_down_phy_copper_80003es2lan(9)e1000_clear_hw_cntrs_80003es2lan(9)
lowkey that's a lot of siblings but every single one of them is linked, not one skipped, we do not do half-finished reference lists in this house π
π§ sign-off π§
alright bestie that's the page!! this one lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e... (yes the path gets truncated in the footer, that's just how the header/footer renders, don't come for me π) and it's dated October 2026, printed under the e1000_relea..._80003es2lan(9) footer title. go forth, release that semaphore, and slay. ππβ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms