mii_ioctl(9)

🎀 mii_ioctl(9) 🎀

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💖 this is the page for mii_ioctl(9), and it’s giving “tiny but important kernel helper” energy. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

mii_ioctl — process MII i/o control command. periodt 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int mii_ioctl (struct net_device *net_dev , struct ifreq *rq , int cmd
);

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• net_dev — the net device to command for. yep, the net device this command is for, bestie.
• rq — parameter for command. it’s the parameter package for the command.
• cmd — the i/o command. the actual i/o command itself.

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

okay so what does it do? it processes an MII command, like a read/write MII register. that’s the whole vibe: MII command processing, read/write MII register included. slay 💅

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis900.c is the main character here, and the whole squad is:

• sis900_get_mac_addr(9)
• sis630e_get_mac_addr(9)
• sis635_get_mac_addr(9)
• sis96x_get_mac_addr(9)
• sis900_probe(9)
• sis900_mii_probe(9)
• sis900_default_phy(9)
• sis900_set_capability(9)
• read_eeprom(9)
• mdio_read(9)
• mdio_write(9)
• sis900_reset_phy(9)
• sis900_open(9)
• sis900_init_rxfilter(9)
• sis900_init_tx_ring(9)
• sis900_init_rx_ring(9)
• sis630_set_eq(9)
• sis900_timer(9)
• sis900_check_mode(9)
• sis900_set_mode(9)
• sis900_auto_negotiate(9)
• sis900_read_mode(9)
• sis900_tx_timeout(9)
• sis900_start_xmit(9)
• sis900_interrupt(9)
• sis900_rx(9)
• sis900_finish_xmit(9)
• sis900_close(9)
• sis900_get_drvinfo(9)
• sis900_set_wol(9)
• sis900_set_config(9)
• sis900_mcast_bitnr(9)
• set_rx_mode(9)
• sis900_reset(9)
• sis900_remove(9)

xoxo 💋 this page lives under ./drivers/net/ethernet/sis, dated October 2026. slay. 🌟