ixgbevf_check_mac_link_vf(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one's a lil function from the ixgbevf driver and honestly it's giving "just check if the cable's plugged in" but make it ~kernel elegant~ 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

ixgbevf_check_mac_link_vf — literally just gets you the link/speed status, no cap ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

s32 ixgbevf_check_mac_link_vf (struct ixgbe_hw *hw , ixgbe_link_speed
*speed , bool *link_up , bool autoneg_wait_to_complete );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

  • hw — pointer to the hardware structure 🫶 like, the whole vibe of the physical device lives in here
  • speed — pointer to link speed 🏃‍♀️ it's a pointer bestie, so the function can write the answer back to you
  • link_up — true if link is up, false otherwise ⭐ (yes it's a bool *, yes it gets filled in for you)
  • autoneg_wait_to_complete — unused 🙈 that's it, that's the whole description, it just sits there being unused, iconic honestly

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Reads the links register to determine if link is up and the current speed 💀 that's the whole gig. It peeks at the register, tells you whether the link is up, and hands back the speed. main character behavior only 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c — that's where the source lives, go look, iykyk 📁✨

and the whole friend group 🫶:

ngl bestie, that's a lot of siblings — the _hv_ ones are the hypervisor variants and they're lowkey everywhere 💀

k bye ily, this page came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026 🗓️💜 so go forth and check those MAC links, bestie — slay 🧚‍♀️💖

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