e1000_shift_out_mdi_bits(9)

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✨ NAME ✨

e1000_shift_out_mdi_bits — shifts data bits out to the PHY 🌸

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void e1000_shift_out_mdi_bits (struct e1000_hw *hw , u32 data , u16
count );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • hw — the struct holding all the variables that the shared code needs to peek at 👀
  • data — the actual data you're sending out to the PHY, no cap 📤
  • count — how many bits you wanna shift out, like the literal count ✨

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Bits get shifted out in MSB to LSB order. that's it, that's the vibe. most significant bit first, least significant bit last, periodt 💅

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_hw.c — this is where the magic lives, iykyk 🧚

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