ixgbe_get_d...caps_generic(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ ixgbe_get_device_caps_generic ✨

okay bestie, gather 'round, because we're diving into the Kernel API Manual and this one is literally a little function with a big job 💅 it lives in the ixgbe driver world and it's about to read some EEPROM for you, no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbe_get_device_caps_generic — Get additional device capabilities 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ixgbe_get_device_caps_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u16
*device_caps );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. it's giving "main character" — this is the hardware we're working with 🫶
  • device_caps — the EEPROM word with the extra device capabilities. yes bestie, it's a u16 and it's holding the extra caps ✨

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so here's the tea ☕: this function will read the EEPROM location for the device capabilities, and return the word through device_caps. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it reads, it returns, it slays 💅

lowkey iconic that a tiny function like this is out here doing the lord's work for your NIC. periodt.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie, the cross-reference list is LONG and we are NOT skipping a single one. every single reference is here, fr fr:

like, that's the whole extended friend group right there 🧚💜

and that's the page, bestie! this lovely little entry comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and it's all wrapped up with the ixgbe_get_d...caps_generic(9) tag at the bottom. now go forth and read those device caps 💖✨🎀

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