nfp_net_get_mac_addr(9)

✨ nfp_net_get_mac_addr(9) ✨

okay bestie, this is a Kernel API Manual page and it is lowkey iconic 💅. It's all about grabbing a MAC address, and the whole vibe is "try the real source first, then fall back to chaos" 😭✨.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

nfp_net_get_mac_addr — Get the MAC address. 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void nfp_net_get_mac_addr (struct nfp_pf *pf , struct net_device *netdev
, struct nfp_port *port );

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• pf — NFP PF handle. the main-character handle, periodt 👑
• netdev — net_device to set MAC address on. this is the net_device getting the MAC glow-up 💅
• port — NFP port structure. the port struct in question, no cap 🫶

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

okay so bestie, here's the whole plot: first try to get the MAC address from NSP ETH table. If that fails, generate a random address 🎲✨. That's the mission. That's the lore. iykyk 💜

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c — go read the source, bestie, it's giving main character energy 📖🔥

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sign-off tea ☕💖: this page came from source/version ./drivers/net/ethernet/netrono..., dated October 2026, and it's the nfp_net_get_mac_addr(9) manual page. bye bestie, slay responsibly 🫶🎀