igc_ptp_reset(9)
π igc_ptp_reset(9) π
okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a short one but it's lowkey iconic. it's all about igc_ptp_reset β yes bestie, the function name is the whole personality. let's get into it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
igc_ptp_reset β re-enable the adapter for PTP following a reset. that's it, that's the vibe. reset happens, PTP comes back to life π¦
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void igc_ptp_reset (struct igc_adapter *adapter );
no cap, that's the whole signature. void return, one pointer in, zero drama π
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
adapterβ the board private structure. it's giving "the main character of this function," tbh β everything happens through it π
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
so here's the tea: this function handles the reset work required to re-enable the PTP device. the way that a reset just wrecks everything and somebody's gotta put PTP back together again β that's her. she's the cleanup crew, she's the afterparty reset, she's literally doing the reset work so PTP can function again π₯
no extra lore, no secret flags, no hidden behaviour β the page keeps it cute and to the point. periodt π
π SEE ALSO π
the kernel file girlies and the whole PTP friend group, in this exact order:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.cπ igc_ptp_systim_to_hwtstamp(9)igc_ptp_rx_pktstamp(9)igc_ptp_clear_xsk_tx_tstamp_queue(9)igc_ptp_set_timestamp_mode(9)igc_ptp_tx_hwtstamp(9)igc_ptp_tx_tstamp_event(9)igc_ptp_hwtstamp_set(9)igc_ptp_hwtstamp_get(9)igc_ptp_init(9)igc_ptp_suspend(9)igc_ptp_stop(9)
like, read them, they're literally the supporting cast π§ββοΈ iykyk
fr fr this page lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc and it's dated October 2026. that's the source location and the date, bestie β noted, remembered, slayed ππΈ
and that's the whole page! short, sweet, and absolutely ate. mwah π«Άπ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms