phy_set_sym_pause(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 phy_set_sym_pause(9)

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie — that's the manual name, we're not doing the whole header line thing, we're keeping it cute. Sit down, hydrate, and let's talk about symmetric Pause ✨

✨ NAME ✨

phy_set_sym_pause — Configure symmetric Pause. that's it, that's the whole vibe 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void phy_set_sym_pause (struct phy_device *phydev , bool rx , bool tx ,
       bool autoneg );

yes it's a void function, no return value, no drama, she's a doer 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • phydev — the target phy_device struct. your main character, the phy device you're messing with 🫶
  • rx — Receiver Pause is supported. bool, so it's giving true/false energy ✨
  • tx — Transmit Pause is supported. also a bool, also important 💖
  • autoneg — Auto neg should be used. another bool — do we let autoneg cook or not 🔥

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what she actually does: she configures the advertised Pause support, depending on if receiver pause and pause auto neg is supported. it's a vibes-based config, but the vibes are hardware capabilities 😭

generally it's called from the set_pauseparam .ndo — lowkey that's her home base, that's where she gets summoned from 👑

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole squad, all of them, no one gets left out 🙈

also the kernel file: ./drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c — that's where the source lives, go say hi 🏠

anyway that's the whole page, periodt 💅 this dropped out of ./drivers/net/phy back in October 2026 — iconic of her, honestly, and we're all obsessed 🎀✨🦋

📦 where this page comes from