kvm_arch_flush_remote_tlbs(9)
π kvm_arch_flush_remote_tlbs(9) β the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition β¨
okay so we're diving into kvm_arch_flush_remote_tlbs from the Kernel API Manual (section 9, iykyk) and honestly? she's a tiny function with a big job π
πΈ NAME πΈ
kvm_arch_flush_remote_tlbs β flushes all the VM TLB entries for v7/8 π§Ήβ¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int kvm_arch_flush_remote_tlbs (struct kvm *kvm );
π ARGUMENTS π
kvmβ pointer to thekvmstructure π«Ά (yes that's the whole argument, she's low maintenance)
π DESCRIPTION π
So basically this is the interface to the HYP function whose entire personality is flushing all the VM TLB entries π no cap, that's the job, that's the vibe, and she ate π₯
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c β and the whole friend group π:
__unmap_stage2_range(9)stage2_flush_vm(9)free_hyp_pgds(9)create_hyp_mappings(9)hyp_alloc_private_va_range(9)create_hyp_io_mappings(9)create_hyp_exec_mappings(9)kvm_init_stage2_mmu(9)stage2_unmap_vm(9)kvm_phys_addr_ioremap(9)kvm_stage2_wp_range(9)kvm_mmu_wp_memory_region(9)kvm_mmu_split_memory_region(9)kvm_handle_guest_abort(9)
and that's the whole page, bestie β short, sweet, and iconic β¨ this cutie comes to you from ./arch/arm64/kvm, dated October 2026, and it's literally titled kvm_arch_flush_remote_tlbs(9) in the Kernel API Manual π go flush some TLBs, ily, bye ππ§
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms