__kvmhv_nestedv2_mark_dirty(9)

💅 __kvmhv_nestedv2_mark_dirty(9) 💅

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for __kvmhv_nestedv2_mark_dirty — the function that marks a Guest State ID to be sent to the host. bestie, this is very specific kernel lore, and we're getting it. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

__kvmhv_nestedv2_mark_dirty — mark a Guest State ID to be sent to the host.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int __kvmhv_nestedv2_mark_dirty (struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu , u16 iden );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vcpu — the vcpu. like, literally the vcpu. 🫶
• iden — guest state ID. 💖

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Mark a guest state ID as having been changed by the L1 host, and because of that the new value must be sent to the L0 hypervisor. that's the whole plot. 🔥

See kvmhv_nestedv2_flush_vcpu for where this energy goes next.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nestedv2.c
• __kvmhv_nestedv2_cached_reload(9)
• kvmhv_nestedv2_flush_vcpu(9)
• kvmhv_nestedv2_set_ptbl_entry(9)
• kvmhv_nestedv2_set_vpa(9)
• kvmhv_nestedv2_parse_output(9)
• kvmhv_nestedv2_vcpu_create(9)
• kvmhv_nestedv2_vcpu_free(9)

mwah 💖 this page lives under ./arch/powerpc/kvm, stamped October 2026, and it's the __kvmhv_nestedv2_mark_dirty(9) moment — bye bestie! ✨