eurwdt_write(9)
π eurwdt_write(9) π
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π NAME π
eurwdt_write -
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β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
ssize_t eurwdt_write (struct file *file , const char __user *buf ,
size_t count , loff_t *ppos );
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
fileβ the file handle for the watchdog. πbufβ buffer to write; it's unused here because the data does not matter. π«countβ count of bytes.pposβ pointer to the position to write. No seeks allowed β periodt. π«
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so a write to a watchdog device is literally defined as a keepalive signal. Any write of data will do, because we don't define content meaning here β the content is not the main character, the keepalive is. β¨
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
- Kernel file:
./drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c eurwdt_ping(9)eurwdt_ioctl(9)eurwdt_open(9)eurwdt_release(9)eurwdt_notify_sys(9)eurwdt_exit(9)eurwdt_init(9)
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