velocity_init_registers(9)

💅 velocity_init_registers(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to the glossy little corner of the Kernel API Manual where we talk about velocity_init_registers ✨ this one lives over in the via-velocity ethernet driver and honestly it's giving "quiet but essential" — no cap 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

velocity_init_registers — literally just: initialise MAC registers 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void velocity_init_registers (struct velocity_info *vptr , enum
velocity_init_type type );

like. that's the whole signature. she's short, she's sweet, she does not return anything because she's a void icon 💅

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• vptr — the velocity to init 🫶 like, the actual velocity thing you're pointing at. you gotta hand her the goods.
• type — the type of initialisation, and bestie your two options are hot or cold 🔥🧊 (that's what the manpage says, and we do not editorialise — we just report).

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So what does she actually do? She initialises the MAC 🎀 on a reset, or on first set up on the hardware. That's it. That's the whole vibe. Cold start? reset? she's there. periodt 💅

ngl this is the kind of function that doesn't get a fanfare but everything downstream is lowkey relying on her, so. respect the icon 👑

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

First up, the source of truth — the kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c 📁 and then, bestie, the whole group chat 👇

• mac_get_cam_mask(9)
• mac_set_cam_mask(9)
• mac_set_cam(9)
• mac_wol_reset(9)
• get_chip_name(9)
• velocity_set_int_opt(9)
• velocity_set_bool_opt(9)
• velocity_get_options(9)
• velocity_init_cam_filter(9)
• velocity_rx_reset(9)
• velocity_get_opt_media_mode(9)
• safe_disable_mii_autopoll(9)
• enable_mii_autopoll(9)
• velocity_mii_read(9)
• mii_check_media_mode(9)
• velocity_mii_write(9)
• set_mii_flow_control(9)
• mii_set_auto_on(9)
• velocity_set_media_mode(9)
• velocity_print_link_status(9)
• enable_flow_control_ability(9)
• velocity_soft_reset(9)
• velocity_set_multi(9)
• mii_init(9)
• setup_queue_timers(9)
• setup_adaptive_interrupts(9)
• velocity_init_dma_rings(9)
• velocity_alloc_rx_buf(9)
• velocity_free_rd_ring(9)
• velocity_init_rd_ring(9)
• velocity_init_td_ring(9)
• velocity_free_dma_rings(9)
• velocity_free_tx_buf(9)
• velocity_free_td_ring(9)
• velocity_error(9)
• velocity_tx_srv(9)
• velocity_rx_csum(9)
• velocity_rx_copy(9)
• velocity_iph_realign(9)
• velocity_receive_frame(9)
• velocity_rx_srv(9)
• velocity_intr(9)
• velocity_open(9)
• velocity_shutdown(9)
• velocity_change_mtu(9)
• velocity_poll_controller(9)
• velocity_mii_ioctl(9)
• velocity_ioctl(9)
• velocity_get_stats(9)
• velocity_close(9)
• velocity_xmit(9)
• velocity_init_info(9)
• velocity_get_pci_info(9)
• velocity_get_platform_info(9)
• velocity_print_info(9)
• velocity_probe(9)
• velocity_remove(9)
• wol_calc_crc(9)
• velocity_set_wol(9)
• velocity_save_context(9)
• velocity_restore_context(9)
• velocity_ethtool_up(9)
• velocity_ethtool_down(9)
• velocity_init_module(9)
• velocity_cleanup_module(9)

like, that's the entire friend group and she knows every single one of them 🌈 iykyk.

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and that's the page, bestie 💜 this one ships from ./drivers/net/ethernet/via and it's dated October 2026 — go forth, init your registers, slay 🎀✨🫶