ixgbe_enable...ext_t_x550em(9)

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💖 ixgbe_enable_lasi_ext_t_x550em 💖

okay so we're in the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and today's main character is a little function that wakes up the external Base T PHY's alarm system. no cap, it's niche but it's hers. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbe_enable_lasi_ext_t_x550em — like, it turns on the external Base T PHY interrupts. that's the whole vibe. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int ixgbe_enable_lasi_ext_t_x550em (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

that's it. one function, one argument, extremely lowkey about it. 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. yes bestie, it wants the actual hardware struct, not a vibe, not a copy, a pointer. give it the real thing. 💜

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so what does she actually do?? she enables the link status change alarm and the temperature failure alarm for the external Base T PHY. two alarms, one function call, no drama. 🔥

and then — this is the part i need you to not skip — she returns PHY access status. so the return value is telling you how the PHY access went. that's the int. don't ignore the int. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where the manpage just starts name-dropping the entire friend group. every single one, i'm not cutting anybody, that would be rude. 💀

first up, the actual source file:

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

and now the whole squad, all section 9, all iconic 👑:

like i said. the entire friend group. 60 links. i counted. 💀✨

ok that's the whole page bestie, go enable those alarms, and remember: the return value is PHY access status, so look at it. 🫶

and that's a wrap from the Kernel API Manual — this page lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and it answers to the name ixgbe_enable...ext_t_x550em(9). mwah 💋🌸 slay 🎀

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