ixgbe_setup_link_e610(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and it's literally called ixgbe_setup_link_e610. Yes the _e610 is part of the name, no we're not shortening it, it's iconic as-is. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_setup_link_e610 — Set up link. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_setup_link_e610 (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , ixgbe_link_speed speed
, bool autoneg_wait );

so it returns an int, takes a pointer to a hardware struct, a link speed, and a bool. three things. we love a low-argument king. 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. like, the actual hardware bestie. you're handing it over. handle with care 💅
  • speed — new link speed. the whole point of the function tbh. this is the speed we're setting up. ⚡
  • autoneg_wait — true when waiting for completion is needed. so like, if you need it to actually wait around for the thing to finish, that's a true. if you're chill with not waiting, false. no cap. ⏳

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Set up the link with the specified speed. literally what it says on the tin, and honestly? we stan a function that does exactly one thing and does it. the speed you pass in is the speed you get. 🏁

⭐ RETURN ⭐

the exit code of the operation. that's it — it hands you back an exit code and you can go check what it means. 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay this is the part where i need you to breathe, because there are a LOT of friends in this group chat and every single one of them is invited. not me listing 96 of them. but here we go, in original order, no gatekeeping:

and the kernel file it lives in, bestie:

./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c

like, that's the whole directory walk. drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ — iykyk. 🧚

fr fr read the whole SEE ALSO list before you go poking at link setup. there's lore in there. 💀

and that's the page!! 💜 source vibes come from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... (yes it's truncated in the footer, that's just how it renders, we don't make the rules 😭) and the date on this bad boy is October 2026 — mark your calendars besties. periodt. 🍓✨

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