STRUCT ETHTOOL_MODULE_FW_FLASH_PARAMS(9)

💅 struct ethtool_module_fw_flash_params(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this is the page for struct ethtool_module_fw_flash_params, aka the little bundle of info that carries your module firmware flashing parameters. she's small, she's specific, she's iconic. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

struct ethtool_module_fw_flash_params — module firmware flashing parameters 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct ethtool_module_fw_flash_params {
    __be32 password;
    u8 password_valid:1;
 };

like. look at her. two fields. main character energy, no notes. 💜

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🫶 Members 🫶

• password — the module password, fr fr. 🌈 note the fine print tho: it's only valid when pass_valid is set — yes, that's the exact wording, don't come for me, i'm just the messenger 💀
• password_valid — tells you whether the module password is valid or not. simple. clean. a vibe check for your password. ✨

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./net/ethtool/module_fw.h struct 👀
• ethnl_module_fw_flash_ntf_params(9)
• struct ethtool_cmis_fw_update_params(9)
• struct ethtool_module_fw_flash(9)

all the sister structs, the whole friend group, go read them, iykyk 💖

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ngl this one's short — but that doesn't make her any less important. read the fine print on password, bestie, i'm begging 🙈

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