msr_clear_bit(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 NAME 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the msr_clear_bit(9) page from the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one is literally here to clear @bit in a MSR @msr. slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int msr_clear_bit (u32 msr , u8 bit );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • msr — the MSR to write 👑
  • bit — the bit number to clear 🎀

🔥 RETURN 🔥

  • < 0 — An error was encountered. 💀
  • = 0 — Bit was already cleared. okay periodt 💅
  • > 0 — Hardware accepted the MSR write. iconic 🔥

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./arch/x86/lib/msr.c — go look at msr_read(9), msr_write(9), and msr_set_bit(9) too, iykyk 🫶

cute lil sign-off 🧚: source/version is ./arch/x86/lib, date is October 2026, and this page is msr_clear_bit(9). bye bestie, go clear that bit 💖✨

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