pc87413_open(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 pc87413_open(9) 🌸

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” yes, that's the manual name, we're not skipping it, it's part of the lore πŸ’…. This one's a tiny little page about a tiny little function, and honestly? It's giving "underrated side character with main character energy."


✨ NAME ✨

pc87413_open β€”

and that's it. That's the whole description. Not me staring at a blank line like 😭. The manpage literally trailed off with a dash and left us hanging. No cap, that's what's there.


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

int pc87413_open (struct inode *inode , struct file *file );

Look at her. Two args, both pointers, returns an int. Classic. Iconic. Fr fr.


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • inode β€” the inode of device πŸ’– yeah, the actual inode, the filesystem's little ID card for the thing. That's what gets handed over.
  • file β€” the file handle to device 🌸 like, the handle you get to poke at the device with.

That's the whole cast. Two arguments, no notes. 🫢


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

okay so if you liked this one (and you did, don't lie), the whole friend group lives in the kernel source file ./drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c, and the squad is:

go read them, they're literally right there, iykyk πŸ’œ

real talk though β€” this page tells you the signature and the args and nothing else about behaviour, so don't go assuming stuff. Read the source. 🧚

and that's the whole vibe check, bestie! 🌈 this little gem comes to you from the ./drivers/watchdog corner of the kernel tree, dated October 2026, and it's filed under pc87413_open(9) β€” mwah, slay, periodt πŸ’…πŸ’–

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from