ef4_mdio_set_link_ksettings(9)

💅 ef4_mdio_set_link_ksettings — the kernel API manual, bestie edition

okay so picture this: it's a man page, it's from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is ef4_mdio_set_link_ksettings. yes we're in the ef4_mdio_set_link_ksettings(9) cinematic universe. stay with me, it's literally so good. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

ef4_mdio_set_link_ksettings — Set (some of) the PHY settings over MDIO. no cap, that's the whole vibe. "some of" is doing heavy lifting there and we respect her for it 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ef4_mdio_set_link_ksettings (struct ef4_nic *efx , const struct
ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd );

she returns an int, she takes a NIC and some link ksettings, and she's on her way. iconic behavior only 👑

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• efx — Efx NIC. that's the network interface card we're working with, bestie 🫶
• cmd — New settings. the fresh link ksettings we're pushing through, fr fr ✨

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/mdio_10g.c — go read the source, it's giving main character energy 📖
• ef4_mdio_an_reconfigure(9) — the sibling function, lowkey also worth a peek 👀

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ngl, this page is short and sweet — but every detail still matters, so don't skip the source file or the sibling reference. iykyk 💀

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and that's a wrap, bestie! this gem lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon, dated October 2026, and yes the footer is still repping ef4_mdio_set_link_ksettings(9) because she's that girl 💖🎀🦋