genphy_c45_pma_soft_reset(9)

💅 genphy_c45_pma_soft_reset(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for genphy_c45_pma_soft_reset(9), and honestly? it's giving "tiny function, big job." let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

genphy_c45_pma_soft_reset — software reset the PHY via the Clause 45 PMA/PMD control register 🔄💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int genphy_c45_pma_soft_reset (struct phy_device *phydev );

like, one argument, one return type, no chaos. we love a low-drama signature ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• phydev — the target phy_device struct 💖 this is the PHY you're about to hit with the reset vibe check. yes, that's the whole argument list. iconic, honestly.

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

0 on success 🎉 and a negative errno on failure 😭 so like, don't just check for nonzero and vibe — negative is the "something went wrong" signal, fr fr.

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

buckle up bestie, because this list is LONG and it ate 💀 every single one of these lives in the kernel file ./drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c, and here they are, no cap, all of them:

• genphy_c45_baset1_able(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_can_sleep(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_resume(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_suspend(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_baset1_setup_master_slave(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_setup_forced(9)
• genphy_c45_an_config_aneg(9)
• genphy_c45_an_disable_aneg(9)
• genphy_c45_restart_aneg(9)
• genphy_c45_check_and_restart_aneg(9)
• genphy_c45_an_setup_master_slave(9)
• genphy_c45_read_master_slave(9)
• genphy_c45_aneg_done(9)
• genphy_c45_read_link(9)
• genphy_c45_read_lpa(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_baset1_read_master_slave(9)
• genphy_c45_read_pma(9)
• genphy_c45_read_mdix(9)
• genphy_c45_write_eee_adv(9)
• genphy_c45_read_eee_adv(9)
• genphy_c45_read_eee_lpa(9)
• genphy_c45_read_eee_cap1(9)
• genphy_c45_read_eee_cap2(9)
• genphy_c45_read_eee_abilities(9)
• genphy_c45_an_config_eee_aneg(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_baset1_read_abilities(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_read_ext_abilities(9)
• genphy_c45_pma_read_abilities(9)
• genphy_c45_read_status(9)
• genphy_c45_config_aneg(9)
• genphy_c45_fast_retrain(9)
• genphy_c45_plca_get_cfg(9)
• genphy_c45_plca_set_cfg(9)
• genphy_c45_plca_get_status(9)
• genphy_c45_eee_is_active(9)
• genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee(9)
• genphy_c45_ethtool_set_eee(9)
• oatc14_cable_test_get_result_code(9)
• genphy_c45_oatc14_cable_test_get_status(9)
• genphy_c45_oatc14_cable_test_start(9)
• oatc14_update_sqi_capability(9)
• genphy_c45_oatc14_get_sqi_max(9)
• genphy_c45_oatc14_get_sqi(9)

like I said. LONG. but you asked for the whole squad and the whole squad you got 👑✨

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pro tip from me to you: phydev is literally the only thing this function wants, so don't overthink it — the Clause 45 PMA/PMD control register does the reset thing, you just hand over the device 🧚‍♀️

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and that's the page, bestie! this lil gem lives in ./drivers/net/phy, it's dated October 2026, and it's filed under genphy_c45_pma_soft_reset(9) in the Kernel API Manual. slay, go reset some PHYs responsibly 💜🎀