omap_hwmod_softreset(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… omap_hwmod_softreset ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for omap_hwmod_softreset(9) β€” yes that (9) is the section, we're in kernel-internals territory, come on in 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

omap_hwmod_softreset β€” reset a module via the SYSCONFIG.SOFTRESET bit πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

int omap_hwmod_softreset (struct omap_hwmod *oh );

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • oh β€” struct omap_hwmod * β€” that's the hwmod you're about to send to the reset chair, no cap

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so this one is a public function exposed to drivers, like it's literally out there for the driver girlies to call 🌈

some drivers need to do their little settings before and after resetting the device β€” the whole ritual, you know how it is πŸŽ€ so here's the tea: those drivers, after doing the necessary settings, could use this function to start a reset by setting the SYSCONFIG.SOFTRESET bit πŸ’…

that's the whole vibe. you set the bit, the module resets, everyone slays πŸ”₯


πŸ’– SEE ALSO πŸ’–

the Kernel file ./arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c and honestly a whole friend group of functions β€” look at this roster, it's giving main character energy πŸ‘‘


ngl bestie, that's a lot of cross-references β€” but every single one ate, so we're keeping them all πŸ“

and that's the whole page, periodt πŸ’œ this little love letter lives in ./arch/arm/mach-omap2, dated October 2026, from the Kernel API Manual β€” mwah, go reset something iconic 🧚✨

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