NE_POLL_WAIT_TIME(9)

💖 NE_POLL_WAIT_TIME 💖

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (section 9, kernel-flavored, very low-level, very cunty of it) and it's about one single little constant. that's it. that's the whole page. and honestly? iconic.

✨ NAME ✨

NE_POLL_WAIT_TIME — the timeout, in seconds, for each poll event. yes, seconds. not milliseconds. we'll get to that. 🕐

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

NE_POLL_WAIT_TIME

that's the whole thing. no args, no flags, no drama. just vibes and a name. periodt. 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

okay this is where it gets juicy, because there's a whole friend group here and you're gonna want to meet all of them. the Nitro Enclaves (NE) fam fr fr:

• Kernel file ./samples/nitro_enclaves/ne_ioctl_sample.c — a sample flow of using the ioctl interface provided by the Nitro Enclaves (NE)(9). like, literally the blueprint. read it. iykyk. 🫶
• NE_DEV_NAME(9) — the device name bestie
• NE_POLL_WAIT_TIME_MS(9) — the millisecond sibling!! don't mix them up, i'm begging 😭
• NE_SLEEP_TIME(9) — nap time
• NE_DEFAULT_NR_VCPUS(9) — default vCPU count
• NE_MIN_MEM_REGION_SIZE(9) — smallest memory region you're allowed to have
• NE_DEFAULT_NR_MEM_REGIONS(9) — default number of memory regions
• NE_IMAGE_LOAD_HEARTBEAT_CID(9) — heartbeat CID
• NE_IMAGE_LOAD_HEARTBEAT_PORT(9) — heartbeat port
• NE_IMAGE_LOAD_HEARTBEAT_VALUE(9) — heartbeat value
• struct ne_user_mem_region(9) — the struct itself, main character energy
• ne_create_vm(9) — make the VM
• ne_poll_enclave_fd(9) — poll the enclave fd
• ne_alloc_user_mem_region(9) — allocate that user memory region
• ne_load_enclave_image(9) — load the image
• ne_set_user_mem_region(9) — set the user memory region
• ne_free_mem_regions(9) — free the memory regions
• ne_add_vcpu(9) — add a vCPU, slay
• ne_start_enclave(9) — start it up
• ne_start_enclave_check_booted(9) — start it AND check it booted, overachiever 💀

ngl bestie, if you're touching NE_POLL_WAIT_TIME you should lowkey go read NE_POLL_WAIT_TIME_MS(9) too, because seconds vs milliseconds is exactly the kind of thing that will humble you at 3am. 🌸

and that's the page!! short and sweet, just like this constant. this came out of the ./samples/nitro_enclaves source, dated October 2026 — so yeah, she's from the future, we stan a forward-thinking queen. 👑✨ see you in section 9, bestie 🎀