STRUCT MEI_WDT_START_RESPONSE(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

struct mei_wdt_start_response β€” the watchdog start/ping response, bestie. It's the lil reply that comes back when the watchdog gets told to start (or to ping) πŸ’…

okay so real quick before we dive in β€” this page lives in the Kernel API Manual, and it's giving "one struct, three members, zero drama." Let's go ✨


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct mei_wdt_start_response {
    struct mei_mc_hdr hdr;
    u8 status;
    u8 wdstate;
 };

That's the whole vibe. Three fields, no cap 🫢


πŸŽ€ Members πŸŽ€

  • hdr β€” the Management Control Command Header. It's the header, it's in charge, it goes first, main character energy fr fr πŸ‘‘
  • status β€” the operation status. Literally telling you how the op went 😭
  • wdstate β€” the watchdog status bit mask. Bits! Masked! Iconic πŸ”₯

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

if you're the type who falls down wiki holes (me πŸ™ˆ), the kernel file is ./drivers/watchdog/mei_wdt.c and there's a whole friend group of related pages:


that's the whole page, bestie, you ate that πŸ’…βœ¨

sign-off szn: this cutie comes to you from ./drivers/watchdog, dated October 2026, and it's filed under struct mei_...art_response(9) in the Kernel API Manual πŸŽ€πŸ’œ

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