ixgbe_read_..._buffer_e610(9)

🦋 ixgbe_read_ee_aci_buffer_e610(9) — the Kernel API Manual page your group chat has been waiting for

okay so bestie, buckle up 💅 this one is ixgbe_read_ee_aci_buffer_e610(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual. She's a little function with a very long name and a very specific job, and honestly? She ate. Let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_read_ee_aci_buffer_e610 — no cap, this is the one that reads EEPROM words via ACI. That's the whole vibe. 💜

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_read_ee_aci_buffer_e610 (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u16 offset ,
u16 words , u16 *data );

look at her go 😭 she returns an int, she takes four args, she's iconic.

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hw — pointer to the hardware structure. like, the actual hardware bestie, she needs to know what she's talking to 🫶
• offset — the offset of the words in the EEPROM to read. iykyk, you gotta tell her where 💅
• words — the number of words to read. yes girl, how many 👑
• data — the words to read from the EEPROM. this is where the good stuff lands ⭐

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So what she actually does: she reads 16 bit words from the EEPROM via the ACI. That's it, that's the main character energy ✨

But bestie, there's a little routine before the slay 🔥 she initializes the EEPROM params prior to the read, and she acquires/releases the NVM ownership. Very "responsible queen" of her, honestly. Handle your business, lock and unlock, periodt 💅

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

She gives you back the operation exit code. that's the whole report card, ngl 📋

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

first up, the kernel file she lives in: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c — that's her address, go say hi 🏠

and now the friend group 😭 she rolls deep, so here's the whole crew, exactly as listed: ixgbe_should_retry_aci_send_cmd_execute(9), ixgbe_aci_send_cmd_execute(9), ixgbe_aci_send_cmd(9), ixgbe_aci_check_event_pending(9), ixgbe_aci_get_event(9), ixgbe_fill_dflt_direct_cmd_desc(9), ixgbe_aci_get_fw_ver(9), ixgbe_aci_req_res(9), ixgbe_aci_release_res(9), ixgbe_acquire_res(9), ixgbe_release_res(9), ixgbe_parse_e610_caps(9), ixgbe_parse_valid_functions_cap(9), ixgbe_parse_vf_dev_caps(9), ixgbe_parse_vsi_dev_caps(9), ixgbe_parse_fdir_dev_caps(9), ixgbe_parse_dev_caps(9), ixgbe_parse_vf_func_caps(9), ixgbe_get_num_per_func(9), ixgbe_parse_vsi_func_caps(9), ixgbe_parse_func_caps(9), ixgbe_aci_list_caps(9), ixgbe_discover_dev_caps(9), ixgbe_discover_func_caps(9), ixgbe_get_caps(9), ixgbe_aci_disable_rxen(9), ixgbe_aci_get_phy_caps(9), ixgbe_copy_phy_caps_to_cfg(9), ixgbe_aci_set_phy_cfg(9), ixgbe_aci_set_link_restart_an(9), ixgbe_is_media_cage_present(9), ixgbe_get_media_type_from_phy_type(9), ixgbe_update_link_info(9), ixgbe_get_link_status(9), ixgbe_aci_get_link_info(9), ixgbe_aci_set_event_mask(9), ixgbe_configure_lse(9), ixgbe_start_hw_e610(9), ixgbe_aci_set_port_id_led(9), ixgbe_get_media_type_e610(9), ixgbe_setup_link_e610(9), ixgbe_check_link_e610(9), ixgbe_get_link_capabilities_e610(9), ixgbe_cfg_phy_fc(9), ixgbe_setup_fc_e610(9), ixgbe_fc_autoneg_e610(9), ixgbe_disable_rx_e610(9), ixgbe_fw_recovery_mode_e610(9), ixgbe_fw_rollback_mode_e610(9), ixgbe_init_phy_ops_e610(9), ixgbe_identify_phy_e610(9), ixgbe_setup_eee_e610(9), ixgbe_identify_module_e610(9), ixgbe_setup_phy_link_e610(9), ixgbe_set_phy_power_e610(9), ixgbe_enter_lplu_e610(9), ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_e610(9), ixgbe_aci_get_netlist_node(9), ixgbe_acquire_nvm(9), ixgbe_release_nvm(9), ixgbe_aci_read_nvm(9), ixgbe_aci_erase_nvm(9), ixgbe_aci_update_nvm(9), ixgbe_nvm_write_activate(9), ixgbe_nvm_validate_checksum(9), ixgbe_discover_flash_size(9), ixgbe_read_sr_base_address(9), ixgbe_read_sr_area_size(9), ixgbe_determine_active_flash_banks(9), ixgbe_get_flash_bank_offset(9), ixgbe_read_flash_module(9), ixgbe_read_nvm_module(9), ixgbe_read_netlist_module(9), ixgbe_read_orom_module(9), ixgbe_get_nvm_css_hdr_len(9), ixgbe_read_nvm_sr_copy(9), ixgbe_get_nvm_srev(9), ixgbe_get_orom_civd_data(9), ixgbe_get_orom_srev(9), ixgbe_get_orom_ver_info(9), ixgbe_get_inactive_orom_ver(9), ixgbe_get_nvm_ver_info(9), ixgbe_get_inactive_nvm_ver(9), ixgbe_get_active_nvm_ver(9), ixgbe_get_netlist_info(9), ixgbe_get_inactive_netlist_ver(9), ixgbe_get_flash_data(9), ixgbe_aci_nvm_update_empr(9), ixgbe_read_sr_word_aci(9), ixgbe_read_flat_nvm(9), ixgbe_read_sr_buf_aci(9), ixgbe_read_ee_aci_e610(9), ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_e610(9), ixgbe_reset_hw_e610(9), ixgbe_get_pfa_module_tlv(9), ixgbe_read_pba_string_e610(9)

like I said. huge friend group. she's lowkey the social butterfly of ixgbe_e610.c 🧚

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ngl bestie, this page is from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and it's page ixgbe_read_..._buffer_e610(9) of the Kernel API Manual. that's the whole sign-off 💌 go read your EEPROM responsibly, mwah 🍓💜