PHY_PREPARE_LINK(9) Network device support PHY_PREPARE_LINK(9)NAMEphy_prepare_link - prepares the PHY layer to monitor link status
SYNOPSIS
void phy_prepare_link(struct phy_device * phydev,
void (*handler) (struct net_device *));
ARGUMENTS
phydev
target phy_device struct
handler
callback function for link status change notifications
DESCRIPTION
Tells the PHY infrastructure to handle the gory details on monitoring
link status (whether through polling or an interrupt), and to call back
to the connected device driver when the link status changes. If you
want to monitor your own link state, don't call this function.
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