mii_lpa_to_ethtool_lpa_t(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 mii_lpa_to_ethtool_lpa_t(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, buckle up, because we're diving into the Kernel API Manual and honestly? this one's a little cutie. the function is mii_lpa_to_ethtool_lpa_t, and yes it's a mouthful, but it's giving "tiny helper with main character energy" 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u32 mii_lpa_to_ethtool_lpa_t (u32 lpa );

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe. one argument in, a u32 out 💫

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • lpa — ngl bestie, the original docs literally just say -- undescribed -- 😭 so we're not gonna invent lore that isn't there. it's the lpa argument, it's a u32, and the manpage does not describe it. periodt. 💀

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so what does this little icon actually do? it's a small helper function — a baby function, a lil guy — that translates MII_LPA bits over to ethtool LP advertisement settings, when in 1000Base-T mode. that's the whole job. lowkey humble, highkey essential 🫶

note the mode caveat bestie — this translation is specifically the 1000Base-T situation, don't go applying it elsewhere and then act surprised 🙈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this is the part where the manpage pops off and lists basically the entire friend group. all of these live in the kernel file ./include/linux/mii.h 💖

like, twenty-two whole siblings. a whole family reunion in ./include/linux/mii.h 👑

✨ cute lil sign-off ✨

this page came to you from the source path ./include/linux, dated October 2026, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual. go forth and translate those MII_LPA bits bestie, ily, slay 💜🌸

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