ixgbe_read_...fer_bit_bang(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbe_read_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang(9) 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the main character is ixgbe_read_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang(9). yes that's a mouthful, no you're not gonna say it out loud, just vibe with it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_read_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang — Read EEPROM using bit-bang

like, it reads the EEPROM, but the way it does it is bit-bang style. we love a hands-on queen 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

that's the whole signature, character for character, don't @ me 😌

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. it's giving "here's the hardware, go off" ✨
  • offset — offset within the EEPROM to be read. where in the EEPROM we're looking, bestie 📍
  • words — number of word(s). yes, word(s), plural vibes, count them 💜
  • data — read 16 bit word(s) from EEPROM. this is where the goods land 🍓

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Reads 16 bit word(s) from EEPROM through bit-bang method.

that's it. that's the whole description. she's short, she's iconic, she knows what she is 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

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that's 94 besties plus the source file. ate and left no crumbs 💀✨

quick note bestie: literally every single one of those references is listed above, no skips, no "etc." — we don't do that here 🫶

🧚 sign-off 🧚

sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and yes the page footer says ixgbe_read_...fer_bit_bang(9) because even the header got abbreviated mid-sentence and honestly? relatable 😭

love u, go read some EEPROM 💖🌸🎀

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