STRUCT VIRTCHNL_PHC_TIME(9)

✨ struct virtchnl_phc_time ✨

okay bestie so we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is struct virtchnl_phc_time — it's literally Contains the 64bits of PHC clock time in ns. no cap, that's the whole NAME, that's the vibe 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct virtchnl_phc_time {
    u64 time;
    u8 rsvd[8];
 };

like, look at her. tiny struct, big main character energy 🎀

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🦋 MEMBERS 🦋

• time — the PHC time, in nanoseconds ⏱️ that's the actual number you came here for
• rsvd — Reserved for future extension 👀 i.e. don't touch it, it's saving a seat for future content

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So this struct shows up when you get VIRTCHNL_OP_1588_PTP_GET_TIME back — it Contains the 64bits of PHC clock time in nanoseconds. 🕰️✨

And here's the tea: you can send VIRTCHNL_OP_1588_PTP_GET_TIME to request the current time of the PHC. This op is available in case direct access via the PHC registers is not available — like, it's the backup bestie when the registers won't answer your texts 😭🫶

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./include/linux/net/intel/virtchnl.h struct virtchnl_ptp_caps(9), virtchnl_vc_validate_vf_msg(9) — go read those next, iykyk 🔥

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fr fr if you're gonna use this, remember rsvd is reserved for future extension — not me watching you write into it 🙈

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okay that's the whole page, mwah 💋 — this one lives under ./include/linux/net/intel, dated October 2026, and it's struct virtchnl_phc_time(9) if you gotta cite it. slay, go read the kernel 💜🌈⭐