VMW_DEBUG_KMS(9)

💅 VMW_DEBUG_KMS — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk: this page is VMW_DEBUG_KMS(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's basically the hype-woman macro of the vmwgfx world. tiny page, big "i'm helping" energy. let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

VMW_DEBUG_KMS — debug output for kernel mode-setting. that's it. that's the whole vibe. it prints stuff so you can see what's going on 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

VMW_DEBUG_KMS (fmt , ... );

literally just call it with a format string and whatever else you got 🫶

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• fmt — the format string for the args, i.e. the template of what you wanna say
• ... — variable arguments, aka the actual stuff that gets slotted into fmt. as many as you need, no cap 💅

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so this macro? it's for debugging vmwgfx mode-setting code. that's the entire job description. it's giving "designated note-taker of the group project" and honestly? we stan a supportive icon 🌈

ngl this is a debugging macro — it's your little flashlight in the vmwgfx mode-setting code, so use it when you're poking around in there 😭

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
• struct vmw_resource(9)
• struct vmw_surface_metadata(9)
• struct vmw_surface(9)
• struct vmw_res_cache_entry(9)
• enum vmw_dma_map_mode(9)
• struct vmw_sg_table(9)
• struct vmw_piter(9)
• struct vmw_sw_context(9)
• enum vmw_sm_type(9)
• has_sm4_context(9)
• has_sm4_1_context(9)
• has_sm5_context(9)
• has_gl43_context(9)
• vmw_resource_mob_attached(9)
• vmw_fifo_caps(9)
• vmw_is_cursor_bypass3_enabled(9)
• vmw_piter_next(9)
• vmw_piter_dma_addr(9)
• vmw_piter_page(9)
• struct vmw_diff_cpy(9)
• VMW_DEBUG_USER(9)
• vmw_fifo_mem_read(9)
• vmw_fifo_mem_write(9)

like... the whole friend group came out to support 😭🫶 go say hi to all of them, iykyk 🔥

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okay that's the whole page and yes it was short, don't @ me 💀 this came out of ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, dated October 2026, and the version tag on the whole thing is literally VMW_DEBUG_KMS(9) — slay, we love a self-titled moment 👑✨ bye bestie, happy debugging 🧚💖