wdrtas_close(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 wdrtas_close(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual's cutest close-up 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to wdrtas_close(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes, that Kernel API Manual, the one we've all been obsessing over 💅 this is the function that handles the close situation for the watchdog device, and honestly? She's giving low-effort-but-iconic. Let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

wdrtas_close — the close function of the watchdog device 🐕 ngl she does exactly what it says on the tin.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

that's the whole signature, bestie — copy it exactly, don't come for me if you tweak it and it breaks 😭

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • inode — the inode structure 🗂️ that's it, that's the whole description, she's a mystery and we respect it
  • file — the file structure 📄 same energy, mysterious queen

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so the big reveal: it returns 0 on success ✨ simple. clean. unbothered.

it's the close function, and it always succeeds 👑 no cap, no error paths, no drama. she shows up, she does her one job, she leaves. main character energy fr fr 🫶

heads up though — because it always succeeds, there's literally no failure case to handle here, so don't go looking for one 💀

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

like, go read these next, iykyk 🌈 — first up, the kernel file itself:

./drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c

and then the whole friend group 💖:

and that's the whole page, bestie 🍓 she lives in ./drivers/watchdog, dated October 2026, and she's filed under wdrtas_close(9) — slay, periodt, go close something responsibly 💅✨

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