igc_get_hw_dev(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 igc_get_hw_dev — a kernel API manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and it's all about one tiny little function that hands you back a device. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

igc_get_hw_dev — return device

like, that's it. that's the whole job. it returns the device. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct net_device * igc_get_hw_dev (struct igc_hw *hw );

so you call it with a hardware struct and it gives you back a struct net_device *. slay.

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. yes bestie, it wants a pointer to the hardware struct, that's the whole vibe.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so what does it actually do with its life? it's used by the hardware layer to print debugging information. that's literally the described purpose, no cap. it's giving "supporting cast member" energy and honestly we respect it. 🔥

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay this part is LONG, so buckle up. first up, the kernel file itself:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c

and then the whole friend group of related functions, in exactly the order they're listed:

fr fr that's a whole 90-ish entries, all present and accounted for, we did NOT skip a single one 💀✨

and that's the page!! this one lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc, dated October 2026, and the footer credits it as igc_get_hw_dev(9). iykyk 💜🎀🦋

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