netdev_get_link_ksettings(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, buckle up, because this one's a little <purple>Kernel API Manual</purple> entry and honestly it's a serve 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

netdev_get_link_ksettings — get network device settings 🫶

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int netdev_get_link_ksettings (struct net_device *dev , struct
ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • dev — the Network device. that's your little guy 🥺
  • cmd — the Ethtool command. this is where the tea gets delivered ☕

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so this function literally queries the PHY and returns its state in the ethtool command. that's the whole vibe 💫

it returns 0 if successful; otherwise you get an error code. no cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

first up, the Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c — and then the whole friend group, bestie, there are SO many, we're listing every single one because nobody gets left out 👑

like, that's the entire squad right there 😭💜

okay that's the page!! mwah 🎀 this one came from ./drivers/net/ethernet/micrel and it's dated October 2026 — so mark your calendar bestie, see u then ⭐💖

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