kvm_pmc_is_64bit(9)

💅 kvm_pmc_is_64bit(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to kvm_pmc_is_64bit(9) from the Kernel API Manual — this is the little kernel helper that checks whether a counter is 64bit, no cap ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

kvm_pmc_is_64bit — determine if counter is 64bit, periodt 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the whole signature is giving:

bool kvm_pmc_is_64bit (struct kvm_pmc *pmc );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• pmc — counter context 🫶 that’s the vibe it needs.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c — and the linked lore is literally:

• kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(9)
• kvm_pmu_set_counter_value(9)
• kvm_pmu_set_counter_value_user(9)
• kvm_pmu_release_perf_event(9)
• kvm_pmu_stop_counter(9)
• kvm_pmu_vcpu_init(9)
• kvm_pmu_vcpu_destroy(9)
• kvm_pmu_flush_hwstate(9)
• kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(9)
• kvm_pmu_software_increment(9)
• kvm_pmu_handle_pmcr(9)
• kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(9)
• kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(9)
• kvm_arm_pmu_get_max_counters(9)
• kvm_arm_set_default_pmu(9)
• kvm_vcpu_read_pmcr(9)

💖 that’s the whole page, bestie! the source/version line is from ./arch/arm64/kvm, dated October 2026, and yes it’s still kvm_pmc_is_64bit(9) doing its iconic little thing 💅🌈