_kvm_vz_restore_stimer(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

_kvm_vz_restore_stimer — bestie, it restores the soft timer state. that's the whole vibe ✨

okay so real quick, before we dive in: this one lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — yes, the kernel-functions chapter, we're in the big leagues now 👑. keep that in your back pocket for when you're citing it at 2am.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void _kvm_vz_restore_stimer (struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu , u32 compare , u32
cause );

that's the whole signature, no cap. returns void, so like… nothing comes back. it just does the thing and leaves 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • vcpu — the virtual CPU. it's a struct kvm_vcpu *, and it's the main character here, obviously 🫶
  • compare — the CP0_Compare register value. note that the caller restores this one, not us — we just get handed it 🙈
  • cause — the CP0_Cause register, and this is the one we're restoring.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so what it actually does: it restores the VZ state relating to the soft timer 🕰️✨

and the cute part? the hard timer can be enabled later — like, it's not invited to this party yet. soft timer only, htimer can come through whenever 💜

lowkey important: the caller is the one restoring the CP0_Compare value (compare). don't be out here thinking this function does it for you, because it does not 😭

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

say it with me: the lore 🧚. also heads up, this whole little family lives in the kernel file ./arch/mips/kvm/vz.c — that's the source of truth, bestie, go read it iykyk 📖

like, that's the whole friend group right there. htimer siblings, eva girlies, gpa translators, trap handlers, vtlb resizer — everybody's invited 🌈

and that's the page, bestie 🎀 stay hydrated, back up your configs, and remember: soft timer now, hard timer later. periodt 💅

sign-off time: this one's filed under ./arch/mips/kvm, dated October 2026, and the page itself is _kvm_vz_restore_stimer(9) — see you in the next manpage, love u 🫶💖

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