intel_vgpu_...gion_request(9)
π intel_vgpu_emulate_opregion_request π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ this one's a little function from the i915 GVT corner of the kernel and honestly it's giving "small but crucial" energy π
πΈ NAME πΈ
intel_vgpu_emulate_opregion_request β the girl whose whole job is emulating an OpRegion request π
no cap, that's literally the assignment.
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int intel_vgpu_emulate_opregion_request (struct intel_vgpu *vgpu , u32 swsci );
like, she takes a vgpu and a swsci, and she returns an int. simple. iconic. periodt π«Ά
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
vgpuβ a vGPU π that's it, that's the whole description, she's a vGPU and she's the main character here.swsciβ the SWSCI request π (yes, that's the actual name, iykyk)
β RETURN β
- Zero on success π slay, we love a clean exit
- negative error code if it failed π ok so if you see a negative number just know something went sideways
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/opregion.cπ (go read the source bestie, it's right there) intel_vgpu_init_opregion(9)π§intel_vgpu_opregion_base_write_handler(9)π₯intel_vgpu_clean_opregion(9)π
π‘ friendly reminder that the one true source file lives at ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/opregion.c β if you're lost, start there fr fr π
and that's the whole page bestie, no notes π
this cutie came out of the ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt directory, dated October 2026, and she's filed under intel_vgpu_...gion_request(9) in the Kernel API Manual πβ¨ go forth and emulate those OpRegion requests, you've got this π«Άππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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