igb_power_down_phy_copper(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 igb_power_down_phy_copper 💅

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — yes bestie, the kernel has lore and this is one tiny iconic sliver of it. sit down, hydrate, and let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

igb_power_down_phy_copper — literally just: power down the copper PHY. that's the whole vibe. 🔌💤

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void igb_power_down_phy_copper (struct e1000_hw *hw );

no return value, no drama, it's giving "void and unbothered" ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure 💖 yes queen, hand over your struct e1000_hw and let her cook.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the whole point: she powers down the PHY 😴 to save power when the interface is down and wake on lan is not enabled. that's the condition, bestie — WOL off, link down, power down, slay. 🔥

like, if wake on lan were on she'd have to stay awake to listen for the magic packet, so this function is specifically the "nobody's calling, go to bed" girlie. no cap. 💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole friend group 🫶 — also, kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_phy.c if you wanna read the source and cry (affectionate) 😭

note the absolute icon igb_power_up_phy_copper(9) sitting right there in the list — she's the sequel, the "good morning" to this one's "goodnight". 🌈

🧚 sign-off 🧚

that's the tea, bestie — this page lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, dated October 2026, and it's filed under igb_power_down_phy_copper(9). go take a nap, you earned it 💜⭐

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