ixgbe_write_..._buffer_X540(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ixgbe_write_..._buffer_X540(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes we're in the kernel docs today, and honestly? iconic. this one's about writing EEPROM words using EEWR, and it's way less scary than the name makes it look 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ixgbe_write_eewr_buffer_X540 — write EEPROM word(s) using EEWR, slay 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ixgbe_write_eewr_buffer_X540 (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , u16 offset , u16
words , u16 *data );

that's the whole signature, no notes, she's serving exactly what she needs to 🎀

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hw — pointer to hardware structure. literally the hardware itself, the main character of this whole operation 👑
  • offset — offset of word in the EEPROM to write, i.e. where in the EEPROM we're dropping this word 📍
  • words — number of words. how many we're writing. count 'em 🍓
  • data — word(s) write to the EEPROM. yes the original says "word(s) write to the EEPROM" and we're keeping it verbatim because it's lowkey adorable — it's the actual payload, the words going in ✨

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so here's the vibe: this function writes a 16 bit word(s) to the EEPROM using the EEWR register. that's it. that's the whole tea. no cap, she's a one-job icon and she does that one job 🌈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

like, the whole X540 friend group showed up. we love a supportive cast 💖

quick reminder bestie: every single one of those is verbatim, don't go renaming anything, fr fr 🙈

and that's the page!! brought to you by source ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and filed under ixgbe_write_..._buffer_X540(9). periodt. go write some EEPROM words, you've got this 💅✨🦋

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