t3_seeprom_wp(9)
π t3_seeprom_wp β bestie's guide to EEPROM write protection β¨
okay so we're in the t3_seeprom_wp(9) page, part of the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a short one. a lil snack. a little bite-sized function that flips the write-protect switch on your serial EEPROM, and we're gonna get through it together π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
t3_seeprom_wp β enable/disable EEPROM write protection. that's the whole vibe. that's the job. no cap π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int t3_seeprom_wp (struct adapter *adapter , int enable );
literally just two things: the adapter, and a yes/no. the way that's it. so simple. we love a low-effort king π
π ARGUMENTS π
adapterβ the adapter. that's it. that's the description. she's the adapter, she's the main character, she's the whole reason we're here π¦enableβ gimme a1to enable write protection, or a0to disable it. one or zero. binary baddie behavior fr fr π₯
π DESCRIPTION π
so what it does is: enables or disables write protection on the serial EEPROM. that's the entire plot. no twist ending. write protection: on, or write protection: off. iconic, honestly π
ngl bestie, if you're thinking "wait, is there more" β there is not. this function ate and then went home. periodt π
π§ SEE ALSO π§
okay this is where it gets WILD, because the SEE ALSO section here is giving full group-chat energy. it's a whole friend group. everybody's invited. let's do a roll call πβ¨
first off, the kernel file she lives in:
./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/t3_hw.c
and then the whole squad, in order, no skips, no cap:
t3_wait_op_done_val(9)t3_write_regs(9)t3_set_reg_field(9)t3_read_indirect(9)t3_mc7_bd_read(9)t3_mdio_change_bits(9)t3_phy_reset(9)t3_phy_advertise(9)t3_phy_advertise_fiber(9)t3_set_phy_speed_duplex(9)get_vpd_params(9)sf1_read(9)sf1_write(9)flash_wait_op(9)t3_read_flash(9)t3_write_flash(9)t3_get_tp_version(9)t3_check_tpsram_version(9)t3_check_tpsram(9)t3_get_fw_version(9)t3_check_fw_version(9)t3_flash_erase_sectors(9)t3_load_fw(9)t3_cim_ctl_blk_read(9)t3_link_changed(9)t3_link_start(9)t3_set_vlan_accel(9)t3_handle_intr_status(9)t3_intr_enable(9)t3_intr_disable(9)t3_intr_clear(9)t3_port_intr_enable(9)t3_port_intr_disable(9)t3_port_intr_clear(9)t3_sge_write_context(9)clear_sge_ctxt(9)t3_sge_init_ecntxt(9)t3_sge_init_flcntxt(9)t3_sge_init_rspcntxt(9)t3_sge_init_cqcntxt(9)t3_sge_enable_ecntxt(9)t3_sge_disable_fl(9)t3_sge_disable_rspcntxt(9)t3_sge_disable_cqcntxt(9)t3_sge_cqcntxt_op(9)t3_config_rss(9)t3_tp_set_offload_mode(9)pm_num_pages(9)partition_mem(9)tp_set_timers(9)t3_tp_set_coalescing_size(9)t3_tp_set_max_rxsize(9)t3_load_mtus(9)t3_tp_get_mib_stats(9)t3_set_proto_sram(9)t3_config_sched(9)get_pci_mode(9)init_link_config(9)mc7_calc_size(9)
like??? that's fifty-nine besties in one SEE ALSO. the way this page said "you WILL know the whole neighborhood" ππ we stan a well-connected function.
mwah π that's the whole page. we did it. we read the entire thing and nobody got hurt. this lil cutie comes to you from ./drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio... (the source, bestie, the source!) and she's dated October 2026 β so mark your calendars, she's an autumn girlie ππ and yes, the footer still says t3_seeprom_wp(9) on both ends because she's consistent like that πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms