ixgbe_get_eeprom_semaphore(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbe_get_eeprom_semaphore — get that hardware semaphore, bestie 💖

okay so this one lives in the Kernel API Manual, and it's genuinely giving "tiny function, huge responsibility" energy. buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_get_eeprom_semaphore — grab the hardware semaphore so nobody else touches the EEPROM mid-bit-bang. lowkey essential. 🔥

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_get_eeprom_semaphore (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

like, that's it. one argument. one int coming back at you. slay. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure. that's your whole vibe right there, the struct ixgbe_hw * holding all the hardware deets. 🫶

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so what does it do? it sets the hardware semaphores so that EEPROM access can actually happen when you're doing it the bit-bang method. no cap, that's the whole thing.

think of it as: you're about to bit-bang your way into the EEPROM, and this function is the one that calls dibs first so nothing else on the hardware side starts beefing with you. 🧚

reminder bestie: this is about setting the semaphore — the actual giving-it-back part is a whole other function (peep SEE ALSO, ixgbe_release_eeprom_semaphore(9) 👀).

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the source file itself, iconic:

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

and then the entire extended friend group — literally all of these:

like okay, that's the whole friend group, they're all going to the same party 🎉

mwah, that's the page 💜 this came out of the Kernel API Manual, source situated at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c (the footer tries to squeeze it in as ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... because, you know, terminal width 💀), and it's dated October 2026. go get that semaphore bestie, you got this 🫶✨

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