port_set_stp_state(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… port_set_stp_state(9) β€” like, the kernel API manual, bestie ✨

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for port_set_stp_state, bestie 🫢 this is a tiny little function but it's important, so grab your iced coffee and let's go πŸ“


🌸 NAME 🌸

port_set_stp_state β€” configure port spanning tree state πŸ’«

like, literally, that's the whole vibe: you're setting the spanning tree state of a port. iconic.


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void port_set_stp_state (struct ksz_hw *hw , int port , int state );

no cap, three arguments, returns void (so it gives you nothing back β€” it just does the thing). main character energy honestly πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • hw β€” The hardware instance. πŸ’– like, the actual chip you're talking to.
  • port β€” The port index. πŸ¦‹ which port we're doing the thing to.
  • state β€” The spanning tree state. 🌈 what state we're putting it in.

πŸ’… DESCRIPTION πŸ’…

This routine configures the spanning tree state of the port. that's it. that's the whole function. it takes hw, port, and state and it goes and sets the spanning tree state of that port. slay πŸ’…βœ¨

lowkey the most straightforward function in this whole driver, ngl.


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

okay so this next part is a lot but we don't skip, periodt. here's the full crew β€” Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c plus every single reference, no cap 😭


ok that list was giving phone book 😭 but we got through it together, bestie. drink some water πŸ’œ

and that's the page!! mwah πŸ’‹ courtesy of the ./drivers/net/ethernet/micrel girlies, October 2026, for port_set_stp_state(9) β€” go set some spanning tree states, you absolute icon πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈβœ¨πŸ‘‘

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