t3_seeprom_wp(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… t3_seeprom_wp β€” bestie's guide to EEPROM write protection ✨

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 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

t3_seeprom_wp β€” enable/disable EEPROM write protection. that's the whole vibe. that's the job. no cap πŸ’…


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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 πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • adapter β€” 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 πŸ¦‹
  • enable β€” gimme a 1 to enable write protection, or a 0 to disable it. one or zero. binary baddie behavior fr fr πŸ”₯

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

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 🌈

ngl bestie, if you're thinking "wait, is there more" β€” there is not. this function ate and then went home. periodt πŸ’€

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

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 πŸ“‹βœ¨

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:

like??? that's fifty-nine besties in one SEE ALSO. the way this page said "you WILL know the whole neighborhood" πŸ˜­πŸ’œ we stan a well-connected function.


mwah πŸ’‹ 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 πŸ“πŸ‚ and yes, the footer still says t3_seeprom_wp(9) on both ends because she's consistent like that πŸ‘‘βœ¨

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from