ixgbe_acquir..._sync_X550em(9)

💖 NAME 💖

ixgbe_acquire_swfw_sync_X550em — okay so bestie, this one acquires the SWFW semaphore. That's it. That's the whole vibe. ✨

(welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9, where the functions are made up and the semaphores matter 🎀)

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_acquire_swfw_sync_X550em (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u32 mask );

no cap, that's the whole signature. copy it exactly, don't be cute with it 💅

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• hw — pointer to hardware structure. like, the actual hardware. the main character of the whole operation 👑
• mask — a mask that specifies which semaphore to acquire. yes bestie, you have to tell it which one. there are options. choose wisely 🫶

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⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

It acquires the SWFW semaphore, and — plot twist — sets the I2C MUX. literally both things. acquiring and muxing. an icon, honestly 💀✨

fr fr that's the entire description in the original, so I'm not gonna sit here and invent lore about it. acquire the semaphore, set the mux, go be great 😭

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The kernel file, iykyk:

• ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c

and now, the full friend group 💜 (every single one, in order, because I would never do you like that):

• ixgbe_read_cs4227(9)
• ixgbe_write_cs4227(9)
• ixgbe_read_pe(9)
• ixgbe_write_pe(9)
• ixgbe_reset_cs4227(9)
• ixgbe_check_cs4227(9)
• ixgbe_read_i2c_combined_generic(9)
• ixgbe_read_i2c_combined_generic_unlocked(9)
• ixgbe_write_i2c_combined_generic(9)
• ixgbe_write_i2c_combined_generic_unlocked(9)
• ixgbe_fw_phy_activity(9)
• ixgbe_get_phy_id_fw(9)
• ixgbe_identify_phy_fw(9)
• ixgbe_shutdown_fw_phy(9)
• ixgbe_setup_fw_link(9)
• ixgbe_fc_autoneg_fw(9)
• ixgbe_iosf_wait(9)
• ixgbe_get_phy_token(9)
• ixgbe_put_phy_token(9)
• ixgbe_write_iosf_sb_reg_x550a(9)
• ixgbe_read_iosf_sb_reg_x550a(9)
• ixgbe_get_bus_info_X550em(9)
• ixgbe_fw_recovery_mode_X550(9)
• ixgbe_setup_ixfi_x550em_x(9)
• ixgbe_restart_an_internal_phy_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_supported_sfp_modules_X550em(9)
• ixgbe_setup_mac_link_sfp_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_setup_sfi_x550a(9)
• ixgbe_setup_mac_link_sfp_n(9)
• ixgbe_setup_mac_link_sfp_x550a(9)
• ixgbe_setup_mac_link_t_X550em(9)
• ixgbe_setup_sgmii(9)
• ixgbe_setup_sgmii_fw(9)
• ixgbe_fc_autoneg_sgmii_x550em_a(9)
• ixgbe_get_lasi_ext_t_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_enable_lasi_ext_t_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_handle_lasi_ext_t_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_setup_kr_speed_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_setup_kr_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_led_on_t_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_led_off_t_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_x550(9)
• ixgbe_setup_fc_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_fc_autoneg_backplane_x550em_a(9)
• ixgbe_fc_autoneg_fiber_x550em_a(9)
• ixgbe_reset_phy_fw(9)
• ixgbe_check_overtemp_fw(9)
• ixgbe_read_mng_if_sel_x550em(9)
• ixgbe_set_mdio_speed(9)
• ixgbe_setup_fc_backplane_x550em_a(9)
• ixgbe_set_mux(9)
• ixgbe_release_swfw_sync_X550em(9)
• ixgbe_acquire_swfw_sync_x550em_a(9)
• ixgbe_release_swfw_sync_x550em_a(9)
• ixgbe_read_phy_reg_x550a(9)
• ixgbe_write_phy_reg_x550a(9)
• ixgbe_enable_mdd_x550(9)
• ixgbe_disable_mdd_x550(9)
• ixgbe_restore_mdd_vf_x550(9)
• ixgbe_handle_mdd_x550(9)

like that's sixty (60) functions. a whole squad. go read them too, I believe in you 🧚‍♀️

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okay and before I go — this page says it's from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026, and the page itself is ixgbe_acquir..._sync_X550em(9) (yes, the header truncates it like that, that's just how it is, love a little ellipsis moment 🙈). mwah, go acquire that semaphore bestie 💖🎀💅