phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(9)

🦋 phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(9) 🦋

okay so bestie, this one is straight outta the Kernel API Manual and it is giving “connect the PHY specified in the fwnode” energy. No cap, that is the whole name. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

phylink_fwnode_phy_connect — connect the PHY specified in the fwnode. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int phylink_fwnode_phy_connect (struct phylink *pl , const struct
       fwnode_handle *fwnode , u32 flags );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• pl — a pointer to a struct phylink returned from phylink_create. That is your main-character link object, periodt.
• fwnode — a pointer to a struct fwnode_handle. 🫶
• flags — PHY-specific flags to communicate to the PHY device driver. iykyk.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Connect the phy specified fwnode to the phylink instance specified by pl.

Returns 0 on success or a negative errno. That is it, that is the vibe check. 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/phy/phylink.c — plus the whole iconic squad:

• struct phylink(9)
• phylink_set_port_modes(9)
• phylink_interface_max_speed(9)
• phylink_caps_to_link_caps(9)
• phylink_caps_to_linkmodes(9)
• phylink_limit_mac_speed(9)
• phylink_cap_from_speed_duplex(9)
• phylink_get_capabilities(9)
• phylink_validate_mask_caps(9)
• phylink_pcs_neg_mode(9)
• phylink_set_fixed_link(9)
• phylink_create(9)
• phylink_destroy(9)
• phylink_expects_phy(9)
• phylink_connect_phy(9)
• phylink_of_phy_connect(9)
• phylink_disconnect_phy(9)
• phylink_mac_change(9)
• phylink_pcs_change(9)
• phylink_start(9)
• phylink_stop(9)
• phylink_rx_clk_stop_block(9)
• phylink_rx_clk_stop_unblock(9)
• phylink_suspend(9)
• phylink_prepare_resume(9)
• phylink_resume(9)
• phylink_ethtool_get_wol(9)
• phylink_ethtool_set_wol(9)
• phylink_ethtool_ksettings_get(9)
• phylink_ethtool_ksettings_set(9)
• phylink_ethtool_nway_reset(9)
• phylink_ethtool_get_pauseparam(9)
• phylink_ethtool_set_pauseparam(9)
• phylink_get_eee_err(9)
• phylink_ethtool_get_eee(9)
• phylink_ethtool_set_eee(9)
• phylink_mii_ioctl(9)
• phylink_speed_down(9)
• phylink_speed_up(9)
• phylink_decode_usxgmii_word(9)
• phylink_decode_usgmii_word(9)
• phylink_mii_c22_pcs_decode_state(9)
• phylink_mii_c22_pcs_get_state(9)
• phylink_mii_c22_pcs_encode_advertisement(9)
• phylink_mii_c22_pcs_config(9)
• phylink_mii_c22_pcs_an_restart(9)
• phylink_replay_link_begin(9)
• phylink_replay_link_end(9)

and that is the whole page, bestie 🫶 source/version: ./drivers/net/phy · date: October 2026 · page: phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(9) 💖