e1000_relea..._80003es2lan(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 e1000_release_phy_80003es2lan — NAME

ok so this is the e1000_release_phy_80003es2lan page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie — and yes the title is literally abbreviated with dots in it, that's not me being lazy, that's just how it's printed: e1000_relea..._80003es2lan(9). iconic of it to be honest.

And what does it do? It's the function that releases rights to access the PHY ✨ that's the whole vibe check.

🫶 SYNOPSIS

void e1000_release_phy_80003es2lan (struct e1000_hw *hw );

like. it returns void. it takes one pointer. she's simple, she's clean, she's slaying 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. that's it. that's the whole argument list, she's low maintenance 💖

🌸 DESCRIPTION

ok so real talk — this one is a wrapper 🎁 and what a wrapper does is it goes and releases access rights to the correct PHY for you. like it handles the "which PHY tho" of it all so you don't have to. no cap, that's genuinely the entire description and honestly? we love a function that knows exactly what it is and doesn't overexplain ✨

🦋 SEE ALSO

the kernel file lives right here 👇

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/80003es2lan.c

and here's the whole friend group, all the 80003es2lan girlies, in order, no one left out 💜:

lowkey a whole contact list. text them all at once, i dare you 📱

and that's the page!! this little cutie came from source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e... and it's dated October 2026 — so yeah, mark your calendar bestie, she's from the future 🗓️✨ bye mwah 💋🎀

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