phy_get_next_update_time(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 phy_get_next_update_time — the Kernel API Manual page bestie edition ✨

Okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for phy_get_next_update_time(9), and honestly? This one is short and sweet and we're gonna slay it together. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

phy_get_next_update_time — it literally determines the next PHY update time. That's the whole vibe. Periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

unsigned int phy_get_next_update_time (struct phy_device *phydev);

Yeah that's it. One function, one argument, no drama. 🦋

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • phydev — pointer to the struct phy_device structure. That's the phy_device we're working with, bestie, she's the main character here 👑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So what this function does: it queries the PHY driver to get the time for the next polling event. That's it, that's the job. 🕐

And here's the cute part — if the driver does not implement the callback? No crisis, no panic, no tears 😌. A default value is used instead. Built-in backup plan, we love to see it. 💅

🌈 RETURN 🌈

It returns the time for the next polling event in jiffies ⏱️ — that's the unit, don't forget it, iykyk.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Bestie we are about to go on a journey — the whole PHY friend group is here. So many icons in one place, it's giving reunion tour 🫶. Also hi, the kernel file is ./drivers/net/phy/phy.c if you wanna go read the source, which, honestly, relatable:

And that's the whole page, bestie — go forth and poll responsibly 💖✨

This lil masterpiece lives in ./drivers/net/phy and it's dated October 2026 — so like, future-coded of it. Mwah, bye! 🎀💅🦋

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