e1000e_write_phy_reg_bm2(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

Okay so bestie, this is the manual page for e1000e_write_phy_reg_bm2(9) — it's from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally all about writing to a BM PHY register. No cap, that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

Here's the synopsis, bestie — it's giving function signature realness:

s32 e1000e_write_phy_reg_bm2 (struct e1000_hw *hw , u32 offset , u16 data );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. Like, it's the hardware context you're working with, iykyk. 🖥️
  • offset — register offset to write to. So you're picking which register to bless with your data. 📍
  • data — data to write at register offset. The actual info you're dropping into that register. 📝

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay so here's the tea: this function acquires a semaphore if it's necessary (like, if it needs to lock things down 🔒), then it writes the data to the PHY register at the offset you gave it. And before it dips out, it releases any semaphores it grabbed — no leaving locks hanging, periodt. 💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Here's the whole squad of related functions and files — every single one, no skips, fr fr:

And that's a wrap, bestie! This page is from the Kernel API Manual, source: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e... (that's the path, lowkey truncated), dated October 2026, and it's all about e1000e_write_phy_reg_bm2(9). Stay slay, and happy coding! 💅✨

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