wdrtas_get_interval(9)

💖 wdrtas_get_interval(9) 💖

okay so this is a Kernel API Manual page, bestie — manual name right up near the top, exactly the vibe. It's all about one tiny function with big watchdog energy 🐶✨

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✨ NAME ✨

• wdrtas_get_interval — returns the current watchdog interval 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int wdrtas_get_interval (int fallback_value );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• fallback_value — the value (in seconds) to use if the RTAS call fails. That's the backup plan, the safety net, the "if things go sideways" number 🫶

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

literally returns the interval. that's the whole desc — but with the important bits, iykyk.

wdrtas_get_interval returns the current watchdog keepalive interval as reported by the RTAS function ibm,get-system-parameter. The unit of the return value is seconds ⏱️✨

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file: ./drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c 🦋

• wdrtas_set_interval(9)
• wdrtas_timer_start(9)
• wdrtas_timer_stop(9)
• wdrtas_timer_keepalive(9)
• wdrtas_get_temperature(9)
• wdrtas_get_status(9)
• wdrtas_get_boot_status(9)
• wdrtas_ioctl(9)
• wdrtas_open(9)
• wdrtas_close(9)
• wdrtas_temp_read(9)
• wdrtas_temp_open(9)
• wdrtas_temp_close(9)
• wdrtas_reboot(9)
• wdrtas_get_tokens(9)
• wdrtas_unregister_devs(9)
• wdrtas_register_devs(9)
• wdrtas_init(9)
• wdrtas_exit(9)

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cute sign-off: source/version ./drivers/watchdog • date October 2026 • page wdrtas_get_interval(9) 💖✨🎀