hid_hw_idle(9)

💖 hid_hw_idle(9) 💖

okay so bestie, we’re in the Kernel API Manual, and this page is all about hid_hw_idle — the little call that sends an idle request to the device. no cap, that’s the whole vibe. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

hid_hw_idle — send idle request to device. that’s it, that’s the assignment. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int hid_hw_idle (struct hid_device *hdev , int report , int idle , enum
       hid_class_request reqtype );

like, yes, it’s an int function, and yes, those are the exact arguments. slay. 💜

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• hdev — hid device. the main character. 💖
• report — report to control. you’re telling this report who’s boss. 🫶
• idle — idle state. the vibe check state, literally. 😭
• reqtype — hid request type. the category of request, iykyk. ⭐

💫 SEE ALSO 💫

okay so the kernel file is ./include/linux/hid.h, and the whole friend group is:

• HID quirks(9)
• struct hid_battery(9)
• struct hid_driver(9)
• struct hid_ll_driver(9)
• module_hid_driver(9)
• hid_device_io_start(9)
• hid_device_io_stop(9)
• hid_map_usage(9)
• hid_map_usage_clear(9)
• hid_parse(9)
• hid_hw_power(9)
• hid_hw_may_wakeup(9)
• hid_hw_wait(9)
• hid_report_len(9)

later bestie, this page was brought to you by ./include/linux, dated October 2026. xoxo 💋✨