phy_create(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is phy_create(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and the whole page is literally about one thing: create a new phy. no cap, that’s the assignment 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       struct phy * phy_create (struct device *dev , struct device_node *node ,
       const struct phy_ops *ops );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — the device that is creating the new phy. she’s the one making it happen 💖
• node — the device node of the phy. yep, that’s the node bestie 🌸
• ops — function pointers for performing phy operations. this is where the phy’s whole to-do list lives ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Called to create a phy using the phy framework. that’s it, that’s the vibe — this is the call that makes a brand-new phy happen, and it’s giving “main character makes an entrance” 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./drivers/phy/phy-core.c — that’s the home base, iykyk. and the whole phy squad is below, go say hi 🫶:

• phy_create_lookup(9)
• phy_remove_lookup(9)
• phy_init(9)
• phy_exit(9)
• phy_power_on(9)
• phy_power_off(9)
• phy_calibrate(9)
• phy_notify_connect(9)
• phy_notify_disconnect(9)
• phy_notify_state(9)
• phy_configure(9)
• phy_validate(9)
• _of_phy_get(9)
• of_phy_get(9)
• of_phy_put(9)
• phy_put(9)
• devm_phy_put(9)
• of_phy_simple_xlate(9)
• phy_get(9)
• devm_phy_get(9)
• devm_phy_optional_get(9)
• devm_of_phy_get(9)
• devm_of_phy_optional_get(9)
• devm_of_phy_get_by_index(9)
• devm_phy_create(9)
• phy_destroy(9)
• devm_phy_destroy(9)
• __of_phy_provider_register(9)
• __devm_of_phy_provider_register(9)
• of_phy_provider_unregister(9)
• devm_of_phy_provider_unregister(9)
• phy_release(9)

mwah 💋 — this little love letter lives in ./drivers/phy, dated October 2026, and it’s still phy_create(9). byeee, go create something iconic 🫶✨