__vmw_svga_disable(9)

💅 __vmw_svga_disable(9) 💅

okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for __vmw_svga_disable, and it is lowkey iconic for how short it is. no cap ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

__vmw_svga_disable — Disable SVGA mode and use of VRAM. 💖

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

the whole signature is literally:

void __vmw_svga_disable (struct vmw_private *dev_priv );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• dev_priv — Pointer to device private struct. Needs the reservation sem to be held in exclusive mode. Will not empty VRAM. VRAM must be emptied by caller. 🫶

bestie please note: the reservation sem needs to already be held in exclusive mode, and this call will not empty VRAM — the caller has to empty VRAM. periodt 💅

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file:

• ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c

and the whole friend group:

• vmw_dummy_query_bo_create(9)
• vmw_request_device_late(9)
• vmw_release_device_early(9)
• vmw_release_device_late(9)
• vmw_dma_select_mode(9)
• vmw_dma_masks(9)
• __vmw_svga_enable(9)
• vmw_svga_enable(9)
• vmw_svga_disable(9)

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mwah 💋 cute little sign-off: source/version is ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, date is October 2026, and the page is literally __vmw_svga_disable(9). slay 🌈✨