hpet_enable(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 hpet_enable 🌸

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for hpet_enable(9) β€” yes the (9) means it's a kernel function, iykyk πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

hpet_enable β€” the function that tries to set up the HPET timer πŸ•βœ¨ and returns 1 on success. That's it, that's the whole vibe. Slay.


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

int hpet_enable (void );

like, it takes nothing and gives you back an int. main character energy fr fr 🫢


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • void β€” literally no arguments. nada. zero. nothing. the function said "I work alone" πŸ˜ŒπŸ‘‘

πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

  • the kernel file ./arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c β€” go read it, it's giving source code realness πŸ“‚
  • is_hpet_enabled(9) β€” the sibling function, obsessed with it actually 🌈

πŸ’€ reminder bestie: this one tries to set up the HPET timer β€” "tries" is doing a lot of work in that sentence, so don't come for me if it doesn't vibe. Returns 1 on success, no cap.

mwah πŸ’– that's the whole page! this little entry lives in ./arch/x86/kernel and it's dated October 2026 β€” yes, the future, we're trendsetters 🧚⭐ bye bestie, go enable some timers πŸŽ€

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