octeon_wdt_poke_irq(9)

💅 octeon_wdt_poke_irq(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to section 9 of the Kernel API Manual — yes we're in kernel-land, yes it's giving "I read source code for fun", and yes I'm gonna walk you through this whole page line by line 🫶

This one's about octeon_wdt_poke_irq — the little function whose entire job (per the NAME line) is: Poke the watchdog when an interrupt is received. That's the whole pitch. It pokes. Watchdog gets poked. Interrupt showed up. Slay 🔥

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

irqreturn_t octeon_wdt_poke_irq (int cpl , void *dev_id );

look at her 🎀 takes an int called cpl, takes a void * called dev_id, hands you back an irqreturn_t. Iconic signature, no notes.

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• cpl — that's the name, that's all we get 😭 the page literally does not elaborate. Nothing. A blank. The vibes are immaculate but the documentation is on vacation.
• dev_id — same situation bestie, it's listed and then the manpage simply... stops talking. void *dev_id is out here living its main character life with zero backstory 🙈

ngl the argument descriptions are empty in the source page, so I'm not gonna sit here and make up lore for them — that would be lying and we don't do that here 💀

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay this is the funniest part. The entire DESCRIPTION section is one word:

Returns

that's it. That's the description. One word, no punctuation needed, no explanation, just "Returns" and then the page moves on 😭😭 it's giving "I finished my essay at 3am". So the only thing this section officially tells you is that it returns — alongside the SYNOPSIS which says the return type is irqreturn_t. That's genuinely the whole story here. fr fr.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c — go read the actual source, the answers live there 👑
• octeon_wdt_write_string(9)
• octeon_wdt_write_hex(9)
• octeon_wdt_nmi_stage3(9)
• octeon_wdt_init(9)
• octeon_wdt_cleanup(9)

the whole watchdog squad, assembled 💜

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💀 reminder: this page is short because the source page is short. Every flag, argument, and reference above is everything that existed — I didn't trim a single thing, promise 🫶

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! it came from the ./drivers/watchdog directory in October 2026, and honestly, a page that says "Returns" and dips is the most relatable thing I've read all week ✨🎀 bye!!