igb_release_swfw_sync_82575(9)

okay so this is igb_release_swfw_sync_82575(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's giving “let go of the semaphore so the PHY/NVM can breathe” energy. Bestie, it's short, it's specific, and it's lowkey iconic for exactly what it does. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

igb_release_swfw_sync_82575 — Release SW/FW semaphore</p>, periodt. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void igb_release_swfw_sync_82575 (struct e1000_hw *hw , u16 mask );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• hw — pointer to the HW structure. literally the hardware bestie in question. 🫶
• mask — specifies which semaphore to acquire. yes bestie, that's what the arg blurb says — we are simply relaying it, no edits, no cap. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Release the SW/FW semaphore used to access the PHY or NVM. The mask will also specify which port we're releasing the lock for. that's the whole vibe: semaphore released, lock situation handled, port info carried by the mask. slay. ✨

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c, plus all these besties right here:

• 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_acquire_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)

and that's the page, bestie 💖 signing off from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb, dated October 2026, with the title igb_release_swfw_sync_82575(9) — byeeee, go release that semaphore responsibly 🎀✨