e1000e_down(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 e1000e_down — like, the actual man page, bestie 💅

okay so real talk, this is e1000e_down(9), a Kernel API Manual page (section 9, the kernel-functions girlies ✨). It lives in the e1000e driver world and it's giving "put the NIC to bed" energy. Let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

e1000e_down — quiesce the device and optionally reset the hardware

ngl "quiesce" is such a word 😭 it just means shh, calm down, go quiet — the device gets settled and, if you want, the hardware gets reset too. Your fave little controlled shutdown, periodt.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void e1000e_down (struct e1000_adapter *adapter , bool reset );

that's it. that's the whole signature. she returns void, she takes two things, she's lowkey iconic 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • adapter — the board private structure 💖 like, the per-board info bundle this function works on. Your main character struct, fr fr.
  • reset — a boolean flag that says whether to reset the hardware or not 🌈 true = yes reset, false = no reset. simple as that, no cap.

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

okay bestie this list is long and honestly kind of a flex 😭 the source file itself lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c, and then there's the whole e1000e extended family. every single one, in order, because we do not skip ✨:

💀 that's the whole link-up right there. every function in this driver is literally in everyone's business and I respect it honestly.

and that's the page, bestie 🧚 no notes, she ate 💅

this little number came to you from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e... and it's dated October 2026 — stamp that in your notes, mwah 🍓✨

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