ixgbe_ptp_cl...tx_timestamp(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ixgbe_ptp_cl...tx_timestamp(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual page you actually need 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to the <pink>Kernel API Manual</pink> entry for ixgbe_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp(9) — yes the title's abbreviated with ... in the header, that's just how the man page renders it, don't come for me 😭 it's literally the same function, i promise.

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp — the little utility function whose whole personality is clearing Tx timestamp state 🧹💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ixgbe_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp (struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. returns void, takes one pointer, no drama 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • adapter — the private adapter structure 👑 (yes bestie, the private adapter structure, the main character of this whole file)

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so here's the tea ☕ — you call this function whenever the state related to a Tx timestamp needs to be cleared.

why? because it helps ensure that all the related bits are reset for the next Tx timestamp event ✨ like, think of it as wiping the whiteboard so the next timestamp can write on a clean slate. no leftover ghost bits, no messy carryover, just reset and ready 🔥 not me being obsessed with bit hygiene fr fr 💅

lowkey important: this is a "call it when you need it" utility situation — the whole point is that the state actually gets cleared before the next Tx timestamp event happens. don't skip the cleanup bestie, the bits will not reset themselves 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the source of truth, the origin story, the kernel file itself:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c

and the whole friend group (yes, all of them, no cap — i'm not skipping a single one) 👑:

and that's the page babes 💖 it's sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (the truncated path, iconic honestly) and dated October 2026 — so like, future vibes, main character energy, periodt 🌟 slay and go clear those Tx timestamp bits 🎀

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