phylink_set_fixed_link(9)

💅 phylink_set_fixed_link(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's from phylink_set_fixed_link(9) and it's lowkey a little icon — no cap.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

phylink_set_fixed_link — set the fixed link 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int phylink_set_fixed_link (struct phylink *pl , const struct
       phylink_link_state *state );

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• pl — a pointer to a struct phylink returned from phylink_create 💖 like, that's your whole phylink handle, bestie.
• state — a pointer to a struct phylink_link_state. that's the link state struct, periodt.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe: this function is the one you reach for when the link parameters are already known and they do not change 👑 it's literally built for that. which makes it suitable for certain types of network connections — iykyk ✨

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

zero on success 🎉 or a negative error code 😭 (so like, check it, fr fr).

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./drivers/net/phy/phylink.c — plus the whole friend group:

• 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_create(9)
• phylink_destroy(9)
• phylink_expects_phy(9)
• phylink_connect_phy(9)
• phylink_of_phy_connect(9)
• phylink_fwnode_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)

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that's the whole page, bestie, you ate that 🍓💜 mwah 💋

sign-off time: this lil masterpiece lives under ./drivers/net/phy, dated October 2026, and it's filed as phylink_set_fixed_link(9) ✨ go forth and set those fixed links 🧚‍♀️💅