igb_acquire_swfw_sync_82575(9)

💖 igb_acquire_swfw_sync_82575(9) 💖

okay bestie, this gem is straight out of the Kernel API Manual and it is lowkey giving “tiny gatekeeper energy.” stay with me 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

igb_acquire_swfw_sync_82575 — acquire the SW/FW semaphore, periodt 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

s32 igb_acquire_swfw_sync_82575 (struct e1000_hw *hw , u16 mask );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hw — pointer to the HW structure. iconic pointer behavior, no notes 💖
• mask — specifies which semaphore to acquire. yeah, it’s the “which one tho” parameter ✨

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so the whole vibe here is: acquire the SW/FW semaphore so you can access the PHY or NVM. that’s the main character move 🔥

and the mask also specifies which port we’re acquiring the lock for — so yeah, the mask is doing double duty, and we love that for it 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the extended igb cinematic universe, bestie — every single ref is here, no skipping 🍓

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c
• igb_write_vfta_i350(9)
• igb_sgmii_uses_mdio_82575(9)
• igb_check_for_link_media_swap(9)
• igb_init_phy_params_82575(9)
• igb_init_nvm_params_82575(9)
• igb_init_mac_params_82575(9)
• igb_set_sfp_media_type_82575(9)
• igb_acquire_phy_82575(9)
• igb_release_phy_82575(9)
• igb_read_phy_reg_sgmii_82575(9)
• igb_write_phy_reg_sgmii_82575(9)
• igb_get_phy_id_82575(9)
• igb_phy_hw_reset_sgmii_82575(9)
• igb_set_d0_lplu_state_82575(9)
• igb_set_d0_lplu_state_82580(9)
• igb_set_d3_lplu_state_82580(9)
• igb_acquire_nvm_82575(9)
• igb_release_nvm_82575(9)
• igb_release_swfw_sync_82575(9)
• igb_get_cfg_done_82575(9)
• igb_get_link_up_info_82575(9)
• igb_check_for_link_82575(9)
• igb_power_up_serdes_link_82575(9)
• igb_get_pcs_speed_and_duplex_82575(9)
• igb_shutdown_serdes_link_82575(9)
• igb_reset_hw_82575(9)
• igb_init_hw_82575(9)
• igb_setup_copper_link_82575(9)
• igb_setup_serdes_link_82575(9)
• igb_sgmii_active_82575(9)
• igb_reset_init_script_82575(9)
• igb_read_mac_addr_82575(9)
• igb_power_down_phy_copper_82575(9)
• igb_clear_hw_cntrs_82575(9)
• igb_rx_fifo_flush_82575(9)
• igb_set_pcie_completion_timeout(9)
• igb_vmdq_set_anti_spoofing_pf(9)
• igb_vmdq_set_loopback_pf(9)
• igb_vmdq_set_replication_pf(9)
• igb_read_phy_reg_82580(9)
• igb_write_phy_reg_82580(9)
• igb_reset_mdicnfg_82580(9)
• igb_reset_hw_82580(9)
• igb_rxpbs_adjust_82580(9)
• igb_validate_nvm_checksum_with_offset(9)
• igb_update_nvm_checksum_with_offset(9)
• igb_validate_nvm_checksum_82580(9)
• igb_update_nvm_checksum_82580(9)
• igb_validate_nvm_checksum_i350(9)
• igb_update_nvm_checksum_i350(9)
• __igb_access_emi_reg(9)
• igb_read_emi_reg(9)
• igb_set_eee_i350(9)
• igb_set_eee_i354(9)
• igb_get_eee_status_i354(9)
• igb_get_thermal_sensor_data_generic(9)
• igb_init_thermal_sensor_thresh_generic(9)

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mwah 💋 this page lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, it’s from the October 2026 drop, and the name on the cover is igb_acquire_swfw_sync_82575(9). slay 🫶✨