lan937x_tx_read_status(9)

💅 lan937x_tx_read_status — a Kernel API Manual moment 💅

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the main character is lan937x_tx_read_status. yes that's a mouthful, yes it's iconic, let's go 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

lan937x_tx_read_status — reads the status for the LAN937x TX PHY. that's it, that's the job, and she does it slayfully 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int lan937x_tx_read_status (struct phy_device *phydev );

one function, one argument, zero drama. periodt ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• phydev — a pointer to the struct phy_device structure. yeah she's a pointer, she points at the phy_device, that's her whole vibe 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like, this function reads the status of the LAN937x TX PHY, right? and then it updates the phy_device structure accordingly. that's the whole tea ☕ — read the status, update the struct, move on with your life. no cap, it's giving "small function, big responsibility" energy 👑

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

• 0 on success 💚
• a negative error code on failure 😭 (we don't love that but we respect it)

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/phy/microchip.c
• lan937x_tx_read_mdix_status(9)
• lan937x_tx_set_mdix(9)
• lan937x_tx_config_aneg(9)

like, go read her friends too, they're all lowkey connected, iykyk 💅

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aaaand that's the page fr fr 🎀 this lil masterpiece lives over in ./drivers/net/phy and it's stamped October 2026 — put it in your calendar bestie, future you will thank you 💜🧚