kvm_mips_read_count(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 kvm_mips_read_count(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual page you actually wanna read ✨

okay bestie, so we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this one's about peeking at a counter. no cap, it's short, it's sweet, it's giving "one job and it does it." let's go 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

kvm_mips_read_count — read the current count value, that's it, that's the whole vibe 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u32 kvm_mips_read_count (struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu );

literally one argument, we love a low-effort icon 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • vcpu — the virtual CPU. yeah. that one. the CPU but virtual, iykyk 🦋

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so what this does is read the current guest CP0_Count value — and the slay part is that it takes into account whether the timer is stopped. not me being obsessed with a function that actually checks if the timer's paused before answering 😭 like it's considerate, it's thoughtful, it's main character energy fr fr 💅

🔥 RETURN 🔥

it returns the current guest CP0_Count value. one value, returned, done, periodt ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file ./arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c is where the magic lives, and here's the whole friend group 🫶:

ngl bestie, that's a lot of siblings. go read 'em, they're all in ./arch/mips/kvm 💀💖

okay and before you close the tab 👑 — this whole moment is brought to you by ./arch/mips/kvm (that's the source, mwah) and it's dated October 2026. stan a timeless classic, ily, bye 🧚💜🎀

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