ixgbe_get_phy_token(9)

💅 ixgbe_get_phy_token ✨

Okay bestie, so this is from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the function ixgbe_get_phy_token. Let me tell you everything, no cap.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbe_get_phy_token — bestie, this is the one that gets you the token for shared PHY access. Periodt. It's giving "I need the aux cord" but for hardware.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ixgbe_get_phy_token(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hw — Pointer to hardware structure. Like, it's a pointer to the hardware struct. That's the whole vibe. You hand it the hardware and it does its thing. Simple. Iconic.

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Okay so this is the part where the manpage goes absolutely feral with cross-references. There are SO many siblings, it's giving family reunion energy. Here's the whole squad:

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

And all of these besties:

• 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_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_acquire_swfw_sync_X550em(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 I said, it's a whole ecosystem. The way this page just lists them all? Respect. Highkey ate. 👑

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💖 Okay that's the whole page bestie! It's from Kernel API Manual, and the footer says the source is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (the ixgbe driver directory, iykyk) and it's dated October 2026. So mark your calendar, or don't, it's giving future energy anyway. Love you, bye! 🫶✨