phylink_mac_implements_lpi(9)

💖 phylink_mac_implements_lpi 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for phylink_mac_implements_lpi — yes it's a long name, yes it's a mouthful, no you're not gonna forget it after this, i promise 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

phylink_mac_implements_lpi — literally just: determine if MAC implements LPI ops. that's the whole gig, and honestly? she ate 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool phylink_mac_implements_lpi (const struct phylink_mac_ops *ops );

look at that signature. flawless. no notes. not one 🔥

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ops — a phylink_mac_ops structure. that's it, that's the whole input, she takes one (1) thing and she's happy 🌸

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe check: this function returns true if the phylink MAC operations structure indicates that the LPI operations have been implemented 👑

and if they haven't? it returns false. simple as that. no cap, no drama, no side quests. the way that this function minds its own business is genuinely iconic 💖

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, for when you wanna scroll the group chat:

• Kernel file ./include/linux/phylink.h — struct phylink_link_state(9)
• struct phylink_config(9)
• struct phylink_mac_ops(9)
• mac_get_caps(9)
• mac_select_pcs(9)
• mac_prepare(9)
• mac_config(9)
• mac_finish(9)
• mac_link_down(9)
• mac_link_up(9)
• mac_disable_tx_lpi(9)
• mac_enable_tx_lpi(9)
• mac_wol_set(9)
• struct phylink_pcs(9)
• struct phylink_pcs_ops(9)
• pcs_validate(9)
• pcs_inband_caps(9)
• pcs_enable(9)
• pcs_disable(9)
• pcs_get_state(9)
• pcs_config(9)
• pcs_an_restart(9)
• pcs_link_up(9)
• pcs_disable_eee(9)
• pcs_enable_eee(9)
• pcs_pre_init(9)
• phylink_get_link_timer_ns(9)

like i said. entire friend group. mwah 💋

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🧚 tiny reminder bestie: this one only answers the yes/no question about whether the LPI ops are implemented. it does not do the implementing. don't shoot the messenger 💀

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that's the page!! sourced from ./include/linux and dated October 2026 — mwah, go read the man page again if you forgot anything, i'll be right here 💜✨🎀