i40e_led_set(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💡 i40e_led_set(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition

okay so this is i40e_led_set(9), straight out of the Linux kernel API manual — we're in the i40e driver's business today and honestly? it's giving "tiny function, big responsibilities" ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_led_set — sets a new on/off mode for the LED, that's the whole vibe 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void i40e_led_set (struct i40e_hw *hw , u32 mode , bool blink );

like, that's it. three little params and she's done 🎀

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to the hw struct. your hardware bestie, she holds everything 🫶
  • mode — 0 = off, 0xf = on (anything else? go read the manual for the mode details, i'm not gonna guess for you 🙈)
  • blink — true if the LED should blink while it's on, false if you want it steady. no cap, that's the entire choice 😌

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so this is the one thing you actually need to remember, and i'm saying it with my whole chest:

if this function is used to turn on the blink, it should be used to disable the blink when you're restoring the original state. 🔥

like — it's a "you opened it, you close it" situation. the way that symmetry matters. don't leave the LED blinking into the void, that's not the move, fr fr ⭐

lowkey important: this is literally the only behavioral note in the whole page, so don't skip it. periodt. 💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

and now… the moment you've all been waiting for. the friend group. the whole i40e extended universe. every single one, i'm not skipping a single icon 💜:

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c 🌈

like… the way she knows everyone. main character energy fr 👑💅

🧚 the cute sign-off 🧚

this little page lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, and it's dated October 2026 — so bestie, go forth, set that LED, unset that blink, and remember who told you 🍓💖

xoxo, your local unix girlie 🌸

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