ixgbe_get_ww...efix_generic(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

ok so bestie, meet ixgbe_get_wwn_prefix_generic — she's the one who goes and gets the alternative WWNN/WWPN prefix from the EEPROM ✨ (yes, that's the Kernel API Manual energy we're bringing today, iykyk)

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_get_wwn_prefix_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u16 *wwnn_prefix
, u16 *wwpn_prefix );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure 🫶 (the whole hardware vibe lives here)
  • wwnn_prefix — the alternative WWNN prefix, literally 👑
  • wwpn_prefix — the alternative WWPN prefix, also literally 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this function reads the EEPROM from the alternative SAN MAC address block to check whether the alternative WWNN/WWPN prefix thing is even supported. that's it, that's the whole girlboss move 💁‍♀️ she's doing a vibe check on the EEPROM, fr fr 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c — say hi to her for me 🧚

and now the whole friend group, no cap, every single one 👇

and that's the whole page bestie 🫶 ok bye, mwah 💋 — this little drop came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and she's dated October 2026, so yeah, future icon behavior 👑✨💜

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