intel_th_gth_start(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’œ intel_th_gth_start β€” Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is the manual page for intel_th_gth_start, straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a short one but it slaps. let's get into it 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

intel_th_gth_start β€” start tracing to an output device. that's it. that's the whole name. iconic behaviour honestly πŸ‘‘


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void intel_th_gth_start (struct gth_device *gth , struct intel_th_output *output );

no return value, it's giving void, it just does the thing and leaves πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • gth β€” the GTH device. your main character struct, the whole reason we're here πŸ¦‹
  • output β€” the output device's descriptor. think of it as the little name tag that tells everyone which output we're talking to 🌈

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

okay so real talk: this function starts tracing using the force storeEn signal. that's the vibe. force storeEn signal go brrr and the tracing begins 😭πŸ”₯

that's literally the entire description and i respect the brevity ngl β€” no cap, it does one job and it does it 🎯


⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole friend group fr fr β€” go read them too, iykyk πŸ’–


lowkey a reminder that the source lives at ./drivers/hwtracing/intel_th and this page is dated October 2026, still signed intel_th_gth_start(9) because consistency is self-care πŸŽ€

k that's the page!! go start some tracing bestie, you're gonna do amazing πŸ¦‹βœ¨πŸ’œ

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