igb_acquire_swfw_sync_i210(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 igb_acquire_swfw_sync_i210(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual, bestie ✨

okay so real talk, we're deep in the igb driver rn and this is the page for igb_acquire_swfw_sync_i210, straight out of the Kernel API Manual. buckle up, it's a short one but it's important 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

igb_acquire_swfw_sync_i210 — Acquire SW/FW semaphore 💅

like yes, that's the whole name section. it's giving "short and iconic." periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

s32 igb_acquire_swfw_sync_i210 (struct e1000_hw *hw , u16 mask );

bestie look at that signature. it returns an s32, takes a pointer to a struct e1000_hw and a u16 mask. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure 💖 like, this is your hardware, your main character, the whole reason we're here.
  • mask — specifies which semaphore to acquire 🌸 so not just any semaphore, the specific one you're asking for. no cap.

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so here's the tea ☕ — you call this to acquire the SW/FW semaphore so you can access the PHY or the NVM. the mask isn't just decorative either, ngl: it also specifies which port we're acquiring the lock for 👑

so like: lock first, port specified by the mask, then go touch the PHY or NVM. that's the whole flow. ate and left no crumbs 💅✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the source lives here, bestie — Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c 📁

and the whole friend group, all these fellow _i210 icons 👑:

iykyk, that's the entire e1000_i210.c gc 🧚 and honestly? obsessed. 💜

and that's the page!! mwah 💋 this came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, dated October 2026, and it's the igb_acquire_swfw_sync_i210(9) manual page. go acquire that semaphore bestie, you got this 🍓✨💖

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