mdio45_probe(9)

✨ NAME ✨

mdio45_probe — probe for an MDIO (clause 45) device 💅

okay so this one is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's giving “tiny but important kernel helper” energy ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int mdio45_probe (struct mdio_if_info *mdio , int prtad );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• mdio — MDIO interface 🫶
• prtad — Expected PHY address 👑

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So here's the tea: this sets prtad and mmds in the MDIO interface if successful. Returns 0 on success, negative on error. No cap. 😭💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/net/mdio.c, plus these besties: mdio_set_flag(9), mdio45_links_ok(9), mdio45_nway_restart(9), mdio45_ethtool_ksettings_get_npage(9), mdio_mii_ioctl(9) 🌈

xoxo, this page came from ./drivers/net, dated October 2026 — mdio45_probe(9) 💅✨