input_reset_device(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💜 input_reset_device(9) 💜

Okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — the part of the Unix manual pages where we talk about kernel functions instead of shell commands 🫶. Today's main character is input_reset_device, and yes she is that girl: she hits the reset button on your input device's whole vibe and gets everybody back in sync ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

input_reset_device — reset/restore the state of input device

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void input_reset_device (struct input_dev *dev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dev — the input device whose state needs to be reset, like, that's the whole assignment 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So here's the tea, bestie 🍓: this function tries to reset the state of an opened input device and bring the internal state and the state of the hardware back in sync with each other 🔄

How does she do it? Iconic behaviour only 👑:

  • we mark all keys as released — nobody stays pressed, periodt
  • we restore LED state
  • we restore repeat rate
  • etc. 💀 (yes, the etc. is literally part of the deal, lowkey legendary)
ngl if you were picturing a little fairy going around un-pressing every key and re-lighting every LED… that's exactly the energy 🧚

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/input/input.c 👀 and literally the entire input subsystem friend group, no cap:

Okay that's the whole page, bestie, you ate that 💖 And before you go — the source/version line and date for the receipts: this one lives at ./drivers/input and it's dated October 2026 🎀🦋 Slay, bye! 💅✨

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