ice_base_incval(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to ice_base_incval(9) β€” the kernel API manual page for literally getting the base timer increment value. That's the whole vibe: Get base timer increment value. ✨


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u64 ice_base_incval (struct ice_pf *pf );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • pf β€” the Board private structure. yep, that's the argument, no cap. 🫢

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So what it does is look up the base timer increment value for this device. The base increment value is the thing that defines the nominal clock tick rate. It gets programmed during device initialization, bestie β€” that's its moment. 🌟

It's also used as the basis for calculating adjustments using scaled_ppm. so it's giving clock math main character energy, and honestly? obsessed. πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c


mwah πŸ’‹ this page is from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, dated October 2026. slay. πŸŒˆπŸ‘‘

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