__vmw_svga_enable(9)

✨ __vmw_svga_enable(9) ✨

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie 💖 this page is all about __vmw_svga_enable(9), and it is literally the “turn the SVGA vibes on” function.

🌸 NAME 🌸

__vmw_svga_enable — enables SVGA mode, the FIFO, and use of VRAM. 💅 That is the whole assignment, no cap.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void __vmw_svga_enable (struct vmw_private *dev_priv );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• dev_priv — pointer to the device private struct. It needs the reservation sem to be held in non-exclusive mode — like, non-exclusive, not exclusive, okay? 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole squad, fr fr:

• Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
• 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_disable(9)
• vmw_svga_disable(9)

okay that’s the page, bestie 🫶 source/version is ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, and it’s dated October 2026 — __vmw_svga_enable(9), periodt. 💖