i40e_get_module_eeprom(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 i40e_get_module_eeprom — a Kernel API Manual moment (section 9, bestie)

okay so this page is called i40e_get_module_eeprom(9) and it's lowkey one of the most iconic little helpers in the i40e driver. buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

i40e_get_module_eeprom — fills buffer with (Q)SFP+ module memory contents 💖

like, it literally goes and grabs the memory contents of your (Q)SFP+ module and drops them into a buffer. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int i40e_get_module_eeprom (struct net_device *netdev , struct
       ethtool_eeprom *ee , u8 *data );

that's the whole vibe — returns an int, takes three args, done. periodt. ✨

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • netdev — the network interface device structure 🫶 this is your NIC, your main character
  • ee — the EEPROM dump request structure 💌 it's literally the ask
  • data — buffer to be filled with EEPROM contents 🧚 the glow-up destination

three args, zero notes. iconic.

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the kernel file to go look at is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c — and honestly? struct. yes that's just the word struct sitting there. we love a mysterious queen 💀

and now for the friend-group roll call — every single one of these, no skipping, iykyk 🔥:

that's the whole squad. ate and left no crumbs 💅

quick vibe check: this page genuinely doesn't give you a return-value section, an errors section, or any warnings — so i'm not gonna invent one. what you see is what you get, bestie. 🫶

okay and finally the lil sign-off 🎀 — this whole thing lives under ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, and it's i40e_get_module_eeprom(9) in the Kernel API Manual. that's the post, love u, go read your EEPROMs responsibly 🌈⭐

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