ixgbe_reset_hw_e610(9)

💖 ixgbe_reset_hw_e610(9) — the kernel manual, but make it a group chat 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual glow-up of ixgbe_reset_hw_e610(9). this is the page that tells you how to hit the big red "start over" button on your E610 hardware, and honestly? it's giving main character energy. periodt.

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✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_reset_hw_e610 — Perform hardware reset 🎀

like literally the "turn it off and on again" of the ixgbe E610 world, but make it kernel-level.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ixgbe_reset_hw_e610 (struct ixgbe_hw *hw );

yup, that's the whole vibe check. one function, one argument, one returned int. slay.

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• hw — pointer to hardware structure 🫶 this is your VIP backstage pass to the hardware struct, bestie. don't lose it.

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the tea ☕: this function Resets the hardware by doing a whole little reset ritual:

• resetting the transmit unit 🔁
• resetting the receive unit 🔁
• masking and clearing all interrupts 🙈 (yes, ALL of them, no cap)
• and then performs a reset ✨

it's giving "factory reset but for your NIC" and honestly the way it just wipes the slate clean is iconic. lowkey obsessed.

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✨ RETURN ✨

returns the exit code of the operation. 💅

so like, check that return value, bestie. if it's not what you expected, that's your sign to dig deeper. iykyk.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this list is LONG and it ate, fr fr. every single one of these functions is part of the ixgbe E610 extended universe 👑

• the kernel file itself: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
• ixgbe_should_retry_aci_send_cmd_execute(9) — the "should we try again?" detective 🕵️‍♀️
• ixgbe_aci_send_cmd_execute(9) — actually doing the command send
• ixgbe_aci_send_cmd(9) — the classic send
• ixgbe_aci_check_event_pending(9) — "is there an event waiting?" energy
• ixgbe_aci_get_event(9) — grabbing that event
• ixgbe_fill_dflt_direct_cmd_desc(9) — default command descriptor filler-upper
• ixgbe_aci_get_fw_ver(9) — firmware version, who dis
• ixgbe_aci_req_res(9) — requesting resources
• ixgbe_aci_release_res(9) — releasing them (let them go, bestie)
• ixgbe_acquire_res(9) — gotta acquire 'em first
• ixgbe_release_res(9) — and let 'em go
• ixgbe_parse_e610_caps(9) — parsing all the E610 capabilities
• ixgbe_parse_valid_functions_cap(9) — valid functions cap
• ixgbe_parse_vf_dev_caps(9) — VF device caps
• ixgbe_parse_vsi_dev_caps(9) — VSI device caps
• ixgbe_parse_fdir_dev_caps(9) — FDIR device caps
• ixgbe_parse_dev_caps(9) — device caps, the whole set
• ixgbe_parse_vf_func_caps(9) — VF function caps
• ixgbe_get_num_per_func(9) — how many per function?
• ixgbe_parse_vsi_func_caps(9) — VSI function caps
• ixgbe_parse_func_caps(9) — function caps
• ixgbe_aci_list_caps(9) — listing 'em all out
• ixgbe_discover_dev_caps(9) — discovering device caps 🔍
• ixgbe_discover_func_caps(9) — discovering function caps 🔍
• ixgbe_get_caps(9) — getting the caps
• ixgbe_aci_disable_rxen(9) — disabling rxen
• ixgbe_aci_get_phy_caps(9) — PHY caps time
• ixgbe_copy_phy_caps_to_cfg(9) — copy those PHY caps into cfg
• ixgbe_aci_set_phy_cfg(9) — setting PHY config
• ixgbe_aci_set_link_restart_an(9) — restart that autoneg
• ixgbe_is_media_cage_present(9) — is the media cage there? 👀
• ixgbe_get_media_type_from_phy_type(9) — media type from PHY type
• ixgbe_update_link_info(9) — updating link info
• ixgbe_get_link_status(9) — link status check
• ixgbe_aci_get_link_info(9) — get that link info
• ixgbe_aci_set_event_mask(9) — setting the event mask 🎭
• ixgbe_configure_lse(9) — configuring LSE
• ixgbe_start_hw_e610(9) — starting the hardware up
• ixgbe_aci_set_port_id_led(9) — port LED vibes 💡
• ixgbe_get_media_type_e610(9) — media type, E610 edition
• ixgbe_setup_link_e610(9) — setup that link
• ixgbe_check_link_e610(9) — check that link
• ixgbe_get_link_capabilities_e610(9) — link capabilities
• ixgbe_cfg_phy_fc(9) — PHY flow control config
• ixgbe_setup_fc_e610(9) — setup flow control
• ixgbe_fc_autoneg_e610(9) — flow control autoneg
• ixgbe_disable_rx_e610(9) — disable rx
• ixgbe_fw_recovery_mode_e610(9) — firmware recovery mode
• ixgbe_fw_rollback_mode_e610(9) — firmware rollback mode
• ixgbe_init_phy_ops_e610(9) — init PHY ops
• ixgbe_identify_phy_e610(9) — identify the PHY 🕵️‍♀️
• ixgbe_setup_eee_e610(9) — setup EEE
• ixgbe_identify_module_e610(9) — identify the module
• ixgbe_setup_phy_link_e610(9) — setup PHY link
• ixgbe_set_phy_power_e610(9) — PHY power, set it
• ixgbe_enter_lplu_e610(9) — enter LPLU
• ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_e610(9) — init EEPROM params
• ixgbe_aci_get_netlist_node(9) — get that netlist node
• ixgbe_acquire_nvm(9) — acquire NVM
• ixgbe_release_nvm(9) — release NVM
• ixgbe_aci_read_nvm(9) — read NVM
• ixgbe_aci_erase_nvm(9) — erase NVM
• ixgbe_aci_update_nvm(9) — update NVM
• ixgbe_nvm_write_activate(9) — activate NVM write
• ixgbe_nvm_validate_checksum(9) — validate that checksum ✅
• ixgbe_discover_flash_size(9) — discover flash size
• ixgbe_read_sr_base_address(9) — read SR base address
• ixgbe_read_sr_area_size(9) — read SR area size
• ixgbe_determine_active_flash_banks(9) — which flash banks are active?
• ixgbe_get_flash_bank_offset(9) — flash bank offset
• ixgbe_read_flash_module(9) — read flash module
• ixgbe_read_nvm_module(9) — read NVM module
• ixgbe_read_netlist_module(9) — read netlist module
• ixgbe_read_orom_module(9) — read OROM module
• ixgbe_get_nvm_css_hdr_len(9) — NVM CSS header length
• ixgbe_read_nvm_sr_copy(9) — read NVM SR copy
• ixgbe_get_nvm_srev(9) — get NVM SREV
• ixgbe_get_orom_civd_data(9) — get OROM CIVD data
• ixgbe_get_orom_srev(9) — get OROM SREV
• ixgbe_get_orom_ver_info(9) — get OROM version info
• ixgbe_get_inactive_orom_ver(9) — inactive OROM version
• ixgbe_get_nvm_ver_info(9) — NVM version info
• ixgbe_get_inactive_nvm_ver(9) — inactive NVM version
• ixgbe_get_active_nvm_ver(9) — active NVM version
• ixgbe_get_netlist_info(9) — get netlist info
• ixgbe_get_inactive_netlist_ver(9) — inactive netlist version
• ixgbe_get_flash_data(9) — get flash data
• ixgbe_aci_nvm_update_empr(9) — NVM update EMPR
• ixgbe_read_sr_word_aci(9) — read SR word
• ixgbe_read_flat_nvm(9) — read flat NVM
• ixgbe_read_sr_buf_aci(9) — read SR buffer
• ixgbe_read_ee_aci_e610(9) — read EE
• ixgbe_read_ee_aci_buffer_e610(9) — read EE buffer
• ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_e610(9) — validate EEPROM checksum ✅
• ixgbe_get_pfa_module_tlv(9) — get PFA module TLV
• ixgbe_read_pba_string_e610(9) — read PBA string

whew. that's a lot of friends, and they all showed up to the party. 🎉

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okay but real talk: if you're calling this, you're doing a hardware reset, and that's not a casual little thing. make sure you actually want to reset TX/RX and nuke those interrupts, bestie. no take-backsies.

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and that's the whole manual, diva. this page is from the Kernel API Manual, source file lives at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes it's cut off, we don't make the rules) and it dropped in October 2026. go forth and reset responsibly 💜✨🍓