phy_device_register(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 phy_device_register(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for phy_device_register. We're registering the phy device on the MDIO bus, and that's the vibe. No cap. ✨

🦋 NAME 🦋

Okay so phy_device_register is literally the function that registers the phy device on the MDIO bus. That's the whole name, bestie — no extra lore, no side quests, just main character energy. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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int phy_device_register (struct phy_device *phydev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • phydev — the phy_device structure that's getting added to the MDIO bus. That's the argument, and she's serving exactly what she needs to serve. 🫶

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c — yes, that's the kernel file, iykyk. Now here's the entire SEE ALSO squad, no skips, no cap:

xoxo, your kernel bestie 💖 — source/version: ./drivers/net/phy, date: October 2026. periodt. 💅

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