phy_interrupt(9)
π phy_interrupt(9) β like, the PHY interrupt handler bestie π
okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about phy_interrupt β the PHY interrupt handler. yes, that one. grab a snack, we're doing kernel networking π
β¨ NAME β¨
phy_interrupt β PHY interrupt handler πΈ
π SYNOPSIS π
irqreturn_t phy_interrupt (int irq , void *phy_dat );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
irqβ the interrupt line, like, the actual number of the line that fired π«phy_datβ aphy_devicepointer, which is the whole personality of the PHY you're dealing with π
π DESCRIPTION π
Handle PHY interrupt. that's the whole assignment, bestie β it handles the PHY interrupt, and honestly? iconic. no cap, that's it. π«Ά
π SEE ALSO π
the kernel file ./drivers/net/phy/phy.c, plus this entire friend group of functions:
phy_print_status(9)phy_get_rate_matching(9)phy_config_interrupt(9)phy_restart_aneg(9)phy_aneg_done(9)phy_supported_speeds(9)phy_check_valid(9)phy_sanitize_settings(9)phy_mii_ioctl(9)phy_do_ioctl(9)phy_do_ioctl_running(9)__phy_hwtstamp_get(9)__phy_hwtstamp_set(9)phy_queue_state_machine(9)phy_trigger_machine(9)phy_ethtool_get_strings(9)phy_ethtool_get_sset_count(9)phy_ethtool_get_stats(9)__phy_ethtool_get_phy_stats(9)__phy_ethtool_get_link_ext_stats(9)phy_ethtool_get_plca_cfg(9)plca_check_valid(9)phy_ethtool_set_plca_cfg(9)phy_ethtool_get_plca_status(9)phy_start_cable_test(9)phy_start_cable_test_tdr(9)phy_check_link_status(9)phy_inband_caps(9)phy_config_inband(9)_phy_start_aneg(9)phy_start_aneg(9)phy_speed_down(9)phy_speed_up(9)phy_start_machine(9)phy_stop_machine(9)phy_error(9)phy_write_barrier(9)phy_disable_interrupts(9)phy_enable_interrupts(9)phy_update_stats(9)phy_request_interrupt(9)phy_free_interrupt(9)phy_get_next_update_time(9)phy_state_machine(9)phy_stop(9)phy_start(9)phy_mac_interrupt(9)phy_loopback(9)phy_eee_tx_clock_stop_capable(9)phy_eee_rx_clock_stop(9)phy_init_eee(9)phy_get_eee_err(9)phy_ethtool_get_eee(9)phy_ethtool_set_eee_noneg(9)phy_ethtool_set_eee(9)phy_ethtool_set_wol(9)phy_ethtool_get_wol(9)phy_ethtool_nway_reset(9)
okay that's the whole page, you ate that π β¨
π§ source situation: this came out of./drivers/net/phy, dated October 2026, and it'sphy_interrupt(9)all the way down. mwah π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms