e1000_relea..._80003es2lan(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 e1000_release_swfw_sync_80003es2lan 💅

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this page is literally about e1000_release_swfw_sync_80003es2lan — yes that's a whole mouthful, yes she's iconic, no we're not shortening it 💖

✨ NAME ✨

e1000_release_swfw_sync_80003es2lan — the one that releases the SW/FW semaphore 🎀 like, she's the friend who actually gives the aux cord back, y'know?

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void e1000_release_swfw_sync_80003es2lan (struct e1000_hw *hw , u16 mask
);

that's the whole signature, no cap 💫

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure 💻 literally just a pointer to the hardware struct, that's her whole job
  • mask — specifies which semaphore to acquire 🔒 yep, the mask says which semaphore we're talking about

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

okay so here's the tea ☕: this function releases the SW/FW semaphore — the one that governs access to the PHY or the NVM. you know how when you and your bestie both want the bathroom mirror at the same time and someone has to hold the little "occupied" lock? yeah. that's the semaphore. this function is you unlocking the door and letting the next girl in 🚪✨

and the mask? she's also doing double duty — the mask specifies which port we're releasing the lock for 🫶 so it's not just "unlock" it's "unlock that specific one", iykyk

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie this is the whole group chat, buckle up 💀 every single one of these:

like, that's the entire 80003es2lan family reunion and every single one of them showed up 💜 no plus-ones skipped, periodt 🎀

💀 friendly reminder that this is the release one — her sister e1000_acquire_swfw_sync_80003es2lan(9) is the one who takes the semaphore. don't mix them up or the whole locking vibe check fails, and ngl you do not want that.

okay that's the page!! sourced from the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e... and stamped October 2026 — so she's fresh, she's documented, she's e1000_relea..._80003es2lan(9) in the header and on the footer and in our hearts 💖🦋✨ mwah, go release those semaphores responsibly bestie 🫶👑

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