e1000_write_..._80003es2lan(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes that's the manual name, don't @ me, and today's main character is e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan. say it with me. kumeran. register. write. slay.

✨ NAME ✨

e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan — literally just writes a kumeran register. that's it. that's the whole job. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

s32 e1000_write_kmrn_reg_80003es2lan (struct e1000_hw *hw , u32 offset ,
u16 data );

look at her. three params. returns an s32. iconic behavior honestly. 💖

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. your hardware bestie. you're handing her over so she can get stuff done. 🫶
  • offset — the register offset to write to. like, where in the register map are we dropping this data. 📍
  • data — the data to write at that register offset. the actual payload. the moment. the ~content~. ✨

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so here's the vibe check, step by step:

  1. acquire the semaphore — no cap, you gotta get the semaphore first. can't just barge in. 🙈
  2. write the data to the PHY register at the offset using the kumeran interface — that's the whole task, and she does it with the kumeran interface like the queen she is. 👑
  3. release the semaphore before exiting — and you always release it before you leave. no holding semaphores hostage, that's not the energy we're bringing. 💅

three steps, zero drama, very demure, very mindful. 🌈

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

bestie, the whole friend group is here. the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/80003es2lan.c and it's giving family reunion:

like i said. full group chat. iykyk. 💀

sign-off era 🌟

she's documented in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e..., dated October 2026, and filed under e1000_write_..._80003es2lan(9) because even manual pages get a cute little nickname. go write that kumeran register, bestie. periodt. 💜🎀🦋

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