ice_read_phy_reg_e82x(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ice_read_phy_reg_e82x(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for ice_read_phy_reg_e82x(9) — yes, the title is literally the function name, and yes, we’re gonna get into it. This one is short but iconic. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ice_read_phy_reg_e82x — Read a PHY register. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ice_read_phy_reg_e82x (struct ice_hw *hw , u8 port , u16 offset ,
u32 *val );

That’s the whole signature, periodt. ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the HW struct. 💻
  • port — the PHY port to read from. 🌸
  • offset — the PHY register offset to read. 🎀
  • val — on return, the contents read from the PHY. 🦋

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so real talk: ice_read_phy_reg_e82x reads a PHY register for the given port, and the whole read goes over the device sideband queue. That’s it, that’s the energy. No extra lore, no cap. 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c — and now the whole friend group, because SEE ALSO said “bring everyone.” 😭

xoxo, your fav kernel bestie 💖 — source/version: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice, dated October 2026. 🎀

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