ixgbe_read_orom_module(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ixgbe_read_orom_module(9) 💅

okay so bestie, this page is straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's all about ixgbe_read_orom_module — the function whose whole vibe is “read one word from the active Option ROM module.” no cap. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_read_orom_module — Read from the active Option ROM module 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to the HW structure. literally the hardware handshake bestie 🫶
  • bank — whether to read from the active or inactive OROM module. choose your fighter 💅
  • offset — offset into the OROM module to read, in words. yes, words — not bytes — iykyk ✨
  • data — storage for the returned word value. this is where the tea gets placed 🍓

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So this function reads the specified word from the active Option ROM module of the flash. that's the main quest, periodt. 💫

And here's the little plot twist: note that unlike the NVM module, the CSS data is stored at the end of the module instead of at the beginning. 🚨 like, do not assume the CSS data is at the front — it's giving “back of the module” energy, fr fr. 😭

🌈 RETURN 🌈

the exit code of the operation. that's the result bestie — the vibe check for whether it worked. 👑✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay these are the linked faves, all present and accounted for, no skips, no cap:

💌 tiny footer moment before you go: the source/version is ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026 — that's the whole footer vibe, bestie. byeee 🫶💖

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