netdev_boot_base(9)

💖 netdev_boot_base(9) 💖

okay bestie, this one is straight from the Kernel API Manual and it's giving “boot-time address detective” energy. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

netdev_boot_base — get address from boot time settings

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

unsigned long netdev_boot_base (const char *prefix , int unit );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• prefix — the prefix for the network device, periodt. 💅
• unit — the id for the network device, no cap. 🫶

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So basically: check boot time settings for the base address of device. 👑 The found settings are set for the device to be used later in the device probing. And if no settings found? It returns 0. That's the whole vibe. 🌈

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c
• netdev_boot_setup_check(9)
• netdev_boot_setup_add(9)

mwah 💋 — this cutie is netdev_boot_base(9) from source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/8390, dated October 2026. 🎀✨