hinic_port_get_cap(9)

💅 hinic_port_get_cap(9) — like, the port capabilities speedrun

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is hinic_port_get_cap — yes, the whole function name, that's our girl, she's the main character here 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int hinic_port_get_cap (struct hinic_dev *nic_dev , struct
       hinic_port_cap *port_cap );

literally just hand her two things and she does her little thing, no cap 💅

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• nic_dev — the nic device 🫶 that's your actual network interface card, the hardware bestie in question
• port_cap — returned port capabilities ⭐ this is where the good stuff lands, she fills it in for you

note: port_cap is the returned one, iykyk — that's the output, not the input 🙈

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So like, hinic_port_get_cap returns the port capabilities, and that's the whole vibe:

• Return 0 — Success 👑
• negative — Failure 💀

periodt. that's it, that's the function. zero means slay, anything negative means it's giving error energy 😭

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_port.c

and the whole friend group of related pages, all iconic, all worth a read:

• change_mac(9)
• hinic_port_add_mac(9)
• hinic_port_del_mac(9)
• hinic_port_get_mac(9)
• hinic_port_set_mtu(9)
• hinic_port_add_vlan(9)
• hinic_port_del_vlan(9)
• hinic_port_set_rx_mode(9)
• hinic_port_link_state(9)
• hinic_port_set_state(9)
• hinic_port_set_func_state(9)
• hinic_port_set_tso(9)

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okay that's the whole page!! 🌈 this lil beauty comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/... and it's dated October 2026 — so remember to cite her properly when you're out here flexing your kernel knowledge 🧚 💜 mwah, go read the source, ily, bye 🍓