ksz_switch_shutdown(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… ksz_switch_shutdown(9) β€” like, the Kernel API Manual era πŸŽ€

okay so bestie, welcome to ksz_switch_shutdown(9), a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a little icon of a function. short, sweet, does exactly one vibe. let's get into it ✨


✨ NAME ✨

ksz_switch_shutdown β€” the shutdown routine for the switch device. that's it, that's the whole job, and she ate πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ksz_switch_shutdown (struct ksz_device *dev );

no return value, no drama, just vibes and a void. we love a function that knows what it is 🫢


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • dev β€” the switch device structure. yes queen, this is the main character of the whole page πŸ“‹βœ¨

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

so here's the tea β˜• β€” this function is the one responsible for initiating a shutdown sequence for the switch device. like, she kicks off the whole "we're wrapping up" moment.

and then?? subsequently (fancy word, love that for her) she calls the DSA framework's shutdown function, so that the DSA switch gets a proper shutdown. no sloppy exits here, no cap. everything shuts down the right way, in the right order, and the DSA switch goes to sleep looking flawless πŸ˜΄πŸ’…


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

the kernel file that started it all:

  • ./drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c

and now the whole friend group, in the exact order they showed up πŸ’œ:

nineteen besties, one page, iykyk πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ


ngl, this page is short but she's giving complete. didn't skip a single one of those (9) refs πŸ’€

and that's the whole page!! πŸŽ€ this lil masterpiece lives over in ./drivers/net/dsa/microchip, it's dated October 2026, and it's filed under ksz_switch_shutdown(9). periodt. πŸ’œπŸŒˆβ­

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