ixgbe_releas...om_semaphore(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ixgbe_release_eeprom_semaphore(9) 💖

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's about one (1) tiny function that does one (1) tiny job and honestly? she's iconic for it. no notes. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_release_eeprom_semaphore — Release hardware semaphore 🦋

like, it lets go. it frees the thing. the semaphore is no longer held by you, it's held by nobody, it's free, it's living its best life. periodt.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ixgbe_release_eeprom_semaphore (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

that's it. that's the whole signature. no return value, void queen, zero drama, she does not report back to you. 💅

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. literally a pointer to the hardware struct, that's the entire vibe. you hand her the hardware and she handles the rest. no cap.

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

This function clears hardware semaphore bits. ⭐

that's the whole thing, bestie. that is the entire description. it clears the semaphore bits in the hardware. no secret bonus behaviour, no hidden side quest, no lore. she clears bits and she leaves. main character energy honestly.

ngl this is the kind of function where the docs are short because the function is short, so don't go looking for a plot twist that isn't there 💀

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

okay this is where it gets unhinged — the see-also list is like a hundred entries long and i am obsessed. every single one of these, no skips, no shortcuts:

like i said. a hundred. and yes i did read all of them, bestie, that's the job 💅🌈

okay and for the sign-off: this whole thing lives in ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026 🎀 so yeah, future-dated manual page, we love a queen who plans ahead. mwah, go clear those semaphore bits, ily 🫶💖✨

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