ibmvmc_get_valid_hmc_buffer(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ibmvmc_get_valid_hmc_buffer — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this page is all about ibmvmc_get_valid_hmc_buffer 🎀 like yes, the name is a whole mouthful, but the job is honestly so simple it's giving "one-line icon" energy.

🌸 NAME 🌸

ibmvmc_get_valid_hmc_buffer — Retrieve Valid HMC Buffer 💅

yes queen, that's it. it retrieves a valid HMC buffer. main character function behavior fr fr.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct ibmvmc_buffer * ibmvmc_get_valid_hmc_buffer (u8 hmc_index );

so it takes a u8 and hands you back a pointer to a struct ibmvmc_buffer. no cap, that's the whole signature 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • hmc_index — the HMC Index Field 😌 that's the one thing you gotta give it. literally just the index, bestie. don't overthink it.

👑 RETURN 👑

  • Pointer to ibmvmc_buffer ⭐ — that's what you get back. a pointer. to an ibmvmc_buffer. slay.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this list is LONG long, so buckle up buttercup, because the kernel file we're living in is ./drivers/misc/ibmvmc.c and the whole friend group is here:

like, the whole ibmvmc cinematic universe is in here 😭 iykyk. go read them, they're all under ./drivers/misc too.

okay that's the page!! mwah 💋 this one lives in ./drivers/misc, dated October 2026, and it's part of the Kernel API Manual — go off, you valid HMC buffer you 💜✨

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