sh_wdt_write_cnt(9)

💖 NAME 💖

sh_wdt_write_cnt — Write to Counter

okay bestie, this is sh_wdt_write_cnt(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and yes the name is literally “write to counter.” iconic.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void sh_wdt_write_cnt (__u8 val );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• val — Value to write. That’s the whole assignment, no cap.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

No cap: this writes the given value val to the lower byte of the timer counter. The upper byte is set manually on each write.

So yeah — lower byte gets val, upper byte is a manual situation every single time. slay.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./arch/sh/include/asm/watchdog.h — plus the whole linked bestie lineup:

• sh_wdt_read_cnt(9)
• sh_wdt_write_bst(9)
• sh_wdt_read_csr(9)
• sh_wdt_write_csr(9)
• sh_wdt_read_cnt(9)
• sh_wdt_read_csr(9)
• sh_wdt_write_csr(9)

mwah 💅 shoutout to the source/version ./arch/sh/include/asm, dated October 2026. periodt. 🫶