mpc52xx_gpt_start_timer(9)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so bestie, this is the mpc52xx_gpt_start_timer(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally all about setting and enabling the GPT timer. slay 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int mpc52xx_gpt_start_timer (struct mpc52xx_gpt_priv *gpt , u64 period ,
       int continuous );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• gpt — pointer to the gpt private data structure. it's giving "hand me the private data" energy 🫶
• period — period of timer in ns; max. ~130s 33MHz IPB clock. yes, nanoseconds, and yes, that max is ~130s with a 33MHz IPB clock — noted fr fr ⏳
• continuous — set to 1 to make timer continuous free running. one whole 1, no cap 🔥

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

An interrupt will be generated every time the timer fires. like, every single time it fires, bestie — interrupt time 😭✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpt.c
• mpc52xx_gpt_from_irq(9)
• mpc52xx_gpt_stop_timer(9)
• mpc52xx_gpt_timer_period(9)

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