e1000_write_nvm_80003es2lan(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– e1000_write_nvm_80003es2lan β€” from the Kernel API Manual, bestie πŸ’–

okay so picture this: it's a kernel function, it lives in the e1000 driver world, and its whole personality is writing stuff into the ESB2 NVM. yes that's the vibe. her full legal name is e1000_write_nvm_80003es2lan, and no we are not shortening it, it's iconic πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

e1000_write_nvm_80003es2lan β€” literally just "Write to ESB2 NVM". that's the whole pitch. no notes. πŸŽ€


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

s32 e1000_write_nvm_80003es2lan (struct e1000_hw *hw , u16 offset , u16
words , u16 *data );

so she takes a struct e1000_hw *hw, a u16 offset, a u16 words, and a u16 *data, and she hands you back an s32. that's it, that's the group chat. ✨


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • hw β€” pointer to the HW structure. like, hello, this is the hardware she's working with bestie 🫢
  • offset β€” offset of the register to read πŸ‘€ (yes, that's what it says, we don't question the labeling)
  • words β€” number of words to write. plural. multiple. a whole little squad of words πŸ’œ
  • data β€” buffer of data to write to the NVM, aka the actual payload, the main character energy of the whole operation πŸ‘‘

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

okay so real talk: this function writes words of data to the ESB2 NVM. that's the tea, that's the whole tea, and honestly? she ate. πŸ’€βœ¨


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

so many siblings, so little time. go say hi to all of them πŸ’–:


ngl bestie, that reference list is a whole friend group and you should absolutely read every single one of them. no skipping. iykyk 🧚

mwah, that's the page! this lil beauty lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e..., dropped in October 2026, and it's page e1000_write_nvm_80003es2lan(9) of the Kernel API Manual πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹πŸŒΈπŸ’…πŸ«Ά

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