igc_init_hw_base(9)

okay bestie, welcome to igc_init_hw_base(9) from the Kernel API Manual — this one is literally about getting the hardware initialized and ready to go 💅✨

💖 NAME 💖

igc_init_hw_base — Initialize hardware 🛠️👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

s32 igc_init_hw_base (struct igc_hw *hw );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hw — pointer to the HW structure 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this function inits the hardware and readies it for operation. that’s the whole vibe: hardware goes from “not ready” to “ready,” no cap 💫

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_base.c 📁
• igc_reset_hw_base(9)
• igc_init_nvm_params_base(9)
• igc_setup_copper_link_base(9)
• igc_init_mac_params_base(9)
• igc_init_phy_params_base(9)
• igc_acquire_phy_base(9)
• igc_release_phy_base(9)
• igc_power_down_phy_copper_base(9)
• igc_rx_fifo_flush_base(9)

signed off from the source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc, dated October 2026 — periodt, mwah 💋🎀💖