igc_ptp_reset(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… igc_ptp_reset(9) πŸ’…

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 ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

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 πŸ¦‹


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void igc_ptp_reset (struct igc_adapter *adapter );

no cap, that's the whole signature. void return, one pointer in, zero drama πŸŽ€


🫢 ARGUMENTS 🫢

  • adapter β€” the board private structure. it's giving "the main character of this function," tbh β€” everything happens through it πŸ’–

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

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 πŸ”₯

no extra lore, no secret flags, no hidden behaviour β€” the page keeps it cute and to the point. periodt πŸ’…


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

the kernel file girlies and the whole PTP friend group, in this exact order:

like, read them, they're literally the supporting cast πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ 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 πŸ’€πŸŒΈ

and that's the whole page! short, sweet, and absolutely ate. mwah πŸ«ΆπŸ’–

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from