realtek_mdio_probe(9)

💖 realtek_mdio_probe(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual</p> page for realtek_mdio_probe(9) — the probe cutie for an MDIO-connected switch 🫶✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

realtek_mdio_probe — probe a platform device for an MDIO-connected switch 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int realtek_mdio_probe (struct mdio_device *mdiodev );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• mdiodev — the mdio_device to probe on, bestie 🎀

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

This function should be used as the .probe in an mdio_driver. No cap.

After calling the common probe function for both interfaces, it initializes the values specific for MDIO-connected devices. Then, finally, it calls a common function to register the DSA switch. Slay 💅✨

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🌈 CONTEXT 🌈

Can sleep 😴. Takes and releases priv->map_lock 🔥

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

Returns 0 on success, and a negative error on failure. Periodt 💯

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🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

• Kernel file: ./drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
• realtek_mdio_remove(9)
• realtek_mdio_shutdown(9)

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mwah 💋 this cutie came from source/version ./drivers/net/dsa/realtek, dated October 2026 🎀💖