mii_ethtool_gset(9)

💖 mii_ethtool_gset(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for mii_ethtool_gset — yes it's giving very specific kernel energy and we're here for it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

mii_ethtool_gset — get settings that are specified in @ecmd 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void mii_ethtool_gset (struct mii_if_info *mii , struct ethtool_cmd
       *ecmd );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• mii — the MII interface, bestie 💅
• ecmd — the requested ethtool_cmd 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the vibe check: the ecmd parameter is expected to have been cleared before calling mii_ethtool_gset. that's literally the whole description, and it's kind of iconic in how tiny it is 🌸

bestie, clear that ecmd before you call it — the page says it's expected to have been cleared first 💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/mii.c
• mii_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(9)
• mii_ethtool_sset(9)
• mii_ethtool_set_link_ksettings(9)
• mii_check_gmii_support(9)
• mii_link_ok(9)
• mii_nway_restart(9)
• mii_check_link(9)
• mii_check_media(9)
• generic_mii_ioctl(9)

xoxo, sourced from ./drivers/net, dated October 2026 — slay and goodbye 💅🎀