ixgbe_read_nvm_module(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbe_read_nvm_module(9) — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for ixgbe_read_nvm_module, and no cap this one is lowkey a baddie: it's the little function that pulls a word out of the active main NVM module. grab a strawberry drink 🍓 and let's get into it.

🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbe_read_nvm_module — read from the active main NVM module. that's it, that's the vibe. 🎀

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

int ixgbe_read_nvm_module (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , enum ixgbe_bank_select
bank , u32 offset , u16 *data );

like, look at her. four args, one int coming back at you. iconic signature honestly. 👑

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. literally the hardware hangout, she lives there. 💜
  • bank — whether to read from the active or inactive NVM module. you're telling her which module to hit up. 🧚
  • offset — offset into the NVM module to read, in words. careful, bestie, that's words, not bytes — don't embarrass yourself. 😭
  • data — storage for the returned word value. she's gonna put the word in here, so have a spot ready. 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does she actually do? she reads the specified word from the active NVM module. that's the whole main-character plotline.

and the detail you cannot skip (iykyk): this includes the CSS header at the start of the NVM module. so yes, the CSS header is in scope. not a drill. 💅

🔥 RETURN 🔥

the exit code of the operation. that's what you get back — the exit code, periodt. ⭐

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the friend group, the whole group chat, everyone she's connected to. all of them. don't skip anybody, that's rude:

and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 before you go — this one lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (the abbreviated path from the footer, don't @ me) and the version you're looking at is dated October 2026. mwah, go read some NVM modules, you absolute legend 💅🦋💖

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