ks8851_wrfifo_par(9)

💖 NAME 💖

Bestie, welcome to ks8851_wrfifo_par(9) from the Kernel API Manual. The function ks8851_wrfifo_par is literally “write packet to TX FIFO” — that’s the whole flex. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ks8851_wrfifo_par (struct ks8851_net *ks , struct sk_buff *txp ,
       bool irq );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• ks — the device state. That’s the main-character device info. 👑
• txp — the sk_buff to transmit. This is the packet bestie we’re sending. 💌
• irq — IRQ on completion of the packet. Yep, that’s the completion IRQ deet. 🚨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay so ks8851_wrfifo_par sends txp to the chip. That means creating the relevant packet header, which specifies the length of the packet and the other information the chip needs — like irq on completion. Then it sends the header and the packet data to the device. Slay, header and data both get sent. 🦋

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

Peep the kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_par.c, plus the whole squad:

• struct ks8851_net_par(9)
• ks8851_lock_par(9)
• ks8851_unlock_par(9)
• ks_check_endian(9)
• ks8851_wrreg16_par(9)
• ks8851_rdreg16_par(9)
• ks8851_rdfifo_par(9)
• ks8851_start_xmit_par(9)

And that’s the whole page, bestie 💅 — the footer’s source/version is ./drivers/net/ethernet/micrel, and it’s dated October 2026. 🎀