kvm_pgtable_..._destroy_pgd(9)

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🌸 NAME 🌸

kvm_pgtable_stage2_destroy_pgd — destroys the PGD of the guest stage-2 page-table. That's the whole name, no cap 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the signature is literally right here, copy it exactly bestie:

void kvm_pgtable_stage2_destroy_pgd (struct kvm_pgtable *pgt );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• pgt — the page-table structure that was initialised by kvm_pgtable_stage2_init*(). Keep that * exactly where it is, iykyk ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the assumption, and it's important: it is assumed that the rest of the page-table is freed before this operation. That's the note. That's the vibe. Don't forget it, bestie 💖

heads up: the rest of the page-table is assumed to be freed before this operation. periodt 🫶

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

the whole linked squad is here, every single ref, no skips 👑

• Kernel file ./arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pgtable.h
• struct kvm_pgtable_mm_ops(9)
• enum kvm_pgtable_stage2_flags(9)
• enum kvm_pgtable_prot(9)
• enum kvm_pgtable_walk_flags(9)
• struct kvm_pgtable_walker(9)
• struct kvm_pgtable(9)
• kvm_pgtable_hyp_init(9)
• kvm_pgtable_hyp_destroy(9)
• kvm_pgtable_hyp_map(9)
• kvm_pgtable_hyp_unmap(9)
• kvm_get_vtcr(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_pgd_size(9)
• __kvm_pgtable_stage2_init(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_destroy(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_destroy_range(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_free_unlinked(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_create_unlinked(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_map(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_annotate(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_unmap(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_wrprotect(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_mkyoung(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_test_clear_young(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_relax_perms(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_split(9)
• kvm_pgtable_walk(9)
• kvm_pgtable_get_leaf(9)
• kvm_pgtable_stage2_pte_prot(9)
• kvm_pgtable_hyp_pte_prot(9)
• kvm_tlb_flush_vmid_range(9)

xoxo, your kvm_pgtable_..._destroy_pgd(9) page 💜 — source: ./arch/arm64/include/asm, date: October 2026. slay and stay safe out there 🌈✨