ixgbe_setup...r_link_82599(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💅 this one's a kernel function page, and yes it's exactly as niche as it sounds, but we're gonna slay it together. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_setup_copper_link_82599 — sets the PHY autoneg advertised field 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_setup_copper_link_82599 (struct ixgbe_hw *hw ,
ixgbe_link_speed speed , bool autoneg_wait_to_complete );

like, it returns an int, that's the vibe ✨

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure 🧚 your whole lil hardware situation
  • speed — the new link speed, fresh off the runway 🌈
  • autoneg_wait_to_complete — true if waiting is needed to complete 👑 so if you need it to actually finish before moving on, that's a true, periodt

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Restarts the link on the PHY and the MAC, based on the settings you passed in 💫 that's the whole thing, and honestly? iconic. not me just restarting links based on settings. 😭

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file lives right here, no cap:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c

and here's the whole friend group, all of them, every single one, i'm not skipping anybody 🙈:

like, that's a whole squad 💀💜

okay that's the page!! mwah 🍓 this lil gem comes from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026 ⭐ and yeah, the page header/footer also go by ixgbe_setup...r_link_82599(9) (yes it's abbreviated, that's just how it eats 💅). go forth and restart those links, bestie 💖✨🌈

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