ethtool_adv...i_ctrl1000_t(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ethtool_adv_to_mii_ctrl1000_t(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition

okay so real talk, we're deep in the Kernel API Manual trenches today, page ethtool_adv...i_ctrl1000_t(9), and honestly? she's a tiny little function but she serves. come sit with me 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ethtool_adv_to_mii_ctrl1000_t — that's the whole name, no tagline, no garnish. she simply exists 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u32 ethtool_adv_to_mii_ctrl1000_t (u32 ethadv );

like, she takes one thing and gives you a u32 back. that's it. that's the whole vibe check. ✨

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ethadv — the ethtool advertisement settings. yes queen, this is the input, this is what you're feeding her 🍓

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so picture this: it's a small helper function — lowkey humble, highkey essential — and what she does is translate ethtool advertisement settings into phy autonegotiation advertisements for the MII_CTRL1000 register.

but bestie, hear me: when in 1000T mode. that's the condition, that's the assignment, that's the whole story. no cap. 🔥

it's giving translator-at-the-club. ethtool speaks one language, the phy speaks another, and she's the friend who's fluent in both and just wants everyone to get along 🫶

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the full squad, no one left behind, we love a complete friend group 💜 — all of these live in the kernel file ./include/linux/mii.h:

like… twenty-two whole entries. she brought the entire group chat 😭 iconic behaviour, honestly.

ok that's the whole page bestie, go forth and advertise your 1000T settings responsibly 💅✨

and finally, the cute little sign-off bit: this page lives in the ./include/linux directory, dated October 2026, and it's filed under the same name we started with, ethtool_adv...i_ctrl1000_t(9). mwah. bye 🎀🦋

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