ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💾 ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic(9) — the Kernel API Manual page nobody asked for but everybody needs 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the glow-up of ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual. it's giving "niche Intel NIC lore" and honestly? we're obsessed. let's get into it ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic — writes a 16 bit value to EEPROM. that's it. that's the whole vibe. one little word, one big job 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u16 offset , u16
data );

like yes, three args, returns an int, we love a simple signature. no cap 💖

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. this is your main character, the hardware itself 👑
  • offset — offset within the EEPROM to be written to. telling you where in the EEPROM we're writing, fr fr
  • data — 16 bit word to be written to the EEPROM. the actual payload, the little 16-bit icon that it is 🌸

💀 DESCRIPTION 💀

okay so here's the part you actually need to hear: if ixgbe_eeprom_update_checksum is not called after this function, the EEPROM will most likely contain an invalid checksum. 😭

that's not a vibe. that's a warning. do not forget the checksum follow-up, bestie — she's not optional if you want things to stay valid. periodt 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

like, that's a lot of friends. she's connected. iykyk 💅

reminder bestie: no ixgbe_eeprom_update_checksum after this call = probably an invalid checksum in your EEPROM. not a slay. 🙈

and that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, filed under ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic(9) — mwah, go forth and write your 16 bit words responsibly 🧚💜🎀

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