ixgbe_identify_phy_generic(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbe_identify_phy_generic(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes we're doing kernel docs today, and honestly? iconic behaviour. this one's about ixgbe_identify_phy_generic, and she's a little function with one (1) job. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_identify_phy_generic — Get physical layer module 💅

like, she figures out which PHY you've got. that's the whole vibe. no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int ixgbe_identify_phy_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

returns an int. takes one arg. short and sweet, main character energy fr fr.

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure ✨ like, the whole hardware struct. she needs it. give her the pointer and step back.

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Determines the physical layer module found on the current adapter. 🔥

that's it. that's the post. she looks at the adapter, she clocks what PHY is sitting there, done. highkey the detective of the driver — vibe check on your hardware, iykyk 👑

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

okay this is the part where the group chat gets long, but every single one matters, so here we go — no skipping, no scrolling past, we respect all of them equally:

that's all 65 of them, counted, accounted for, nobody left on read 💜

mwah, mwah — this page came to you from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and she's stamped October 2026, so mark your calendars bestie 📅✨ stay hydrated, read your kernel source, and remember: the PHY was inside you all along 💅🎀

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