kvm_arch_init_vm(9)

💖 kvm_arch_init_vm(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the kvm_arch_init_vm(9) page from the Kernel API Manual. This is the one that handles the VM setup vibe, and yes, it’s giving main character energy. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

kvm_arch_init_vm — initializes a VM data structure. That’s the whole assignment, and it ate. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int kvm_arch_init_vm (struct kvm *kvm , unsigned long type );

Like, yes, it returns an int. The signature is right there, no cap. 🎀

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• kvm — pointer to the KVM struct. Iconic little reference, honestly. 🫶
• type — the kvm device type. That’s the tea. 🍓

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c, plus these besties:

• kvm_arch_destroy_vm(9)
• kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(9)
• kvm_vcpu_wfi(9)
• check_vcpu_requests(9)
• kvm_vcpu_exit_request(9)
• kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(9)

xoxo 💖 — source/version: ./arch/arm64/kvm, date: October 2026, page: kvm_arch_init_vm(9). Mwah! 🫶