i40e_ptp_gettimex(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ i40e_ptp_gettimex 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this is the page for i40e_ptp_gettimex, and honestly? she's a little function with a very important job 🕰️✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

i40e_ptp_gettimex — get the time of the PHC, no cap ⏰

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int i40e_ptp_gettimex (struct ptp_clock_info *ptp , struct timespec64
*ts , struct ptp_system_timestamp *sts );

that's the whole signature right there, exactly as it lives in the kernel, don't come for me about the spacing, I copied it verbatim 💖

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ptp — the PTP clock structure. your main character, the clock herself 👑
  • ts — a timespec structure that's gonna hold the current time value. she's the vessel, she's the moment, she's holding the vibe 🫶
  • sts — a structure that holds the system time before and after reading the PHC. like a little before-and-after selfie for timing purposes 📸

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so what she actually does: she reads the device clock, then converts that value into a timespec struct, and returns the correct value in ns. that's it. that's the whole gig. read the clock, convert, hand it over, slay ✨

it's giving "reliable friend who always knows what time it is" energy and honestly we're obsessed 😭💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c — go read her, she's iconic 📂

and here's the entire friend group, because apparently this function knows everyone at the party:

like, that's a whole group chat right there, and yes i40_ptp_reset_timing_events(9) really is spelled like that, I don't make the rules 💀

and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 this lil masterpiece came out of ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e and is dated October 2026 — go forth, read your clocks, and stay iconic 💖✨🦋

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