rsi_eeprom_read(9)

💖 rsi_eeprom_read 💖

okay bestie, this is rsi_eeprom_read(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it’s giving “one tiny function with a very specific job” energy. No cap: it sends a frame to read the mac address from the eeprom. That’s the whole main character moment. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

rsi_eeprom_read — this is the function that sends a frame to read the mac address from the eeprom. literally its entire thing. 💅

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

int rsi_eeprom_read (struct rsi_common *common );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• common — pointer to the driver private structure. yes, that’s the one. 🫶

🔥 RETURN 🔥

• 0 on success — slay. ✅
• -1 on failure — not slay, but at least you know. 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

first, the kernel file where this lives: ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c — iconic source material. then the whole friend group of related calls, all in their original order:

• rsi_set_default_parameters(9)
• rsi_set_contention_vals(9)
• rsi_send_internal_mgmt_frame(9)
• rsi_load_radio_caps(9)
• rsi_mgmt_pkt_to_core(9)
• rsi_hal_send_sta_notify_frame(9)
• rsi_send_aggregation_params_frame(9)
• rsi_program_bb_rf(9)
• rsi_set_vap_capabilities(9)
• rsi_hal_load_key(9)
• rsi_send_reset_mac(9)
• rsi_band_check(9)
• rsi_set_channel(9)
• rsi_send_radio_params_update(9)
• rsi_compare(9)
• rsi_map_rates(9)
• rsi_send_auto_rate_request(9)
• rsi_inform_bss_status(9)
• rsi_send_block_unblock_frame(9)
• rsi_send_rx_filter_frame(9)
• rsi_set_antenna(9)
• rsi_handle_ta_confirm_type(9)
• rsi_mgmt_pkt_recv(9)

okay that’s the page, bestie 🫶 source/version vibes: ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi, dated October 2026. rsi_eeprom_read(9) out. 💋✨