kvm_vgic_get_max_vcpus(9)

💖 kvm_vgic_get_max_vcpus(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes, that's the manual name, we're fancy now 💅 — and today's main character is kvm_vgic_get_max_vcpus. Buckle up, it's a short one but it EATS.

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✨ NAME ✨

kvm_vgic_get_max_vcpus — get the maximum number of VCPUs allowed by HW 🧚

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int kvm_vgic_get_max_vcpus (void );

like literally that's the whole call, no cap 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• void — no arguments. zero. nada. nothing to pass in, bestie, the vibes are the only input ✨

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the host's GIC? it naturally limits the maximum amount of VCPUs a guest can use. that's it, that's the lore. the hardware said "this is my ceiling" and honestly? iconic boundary-setting behavior 👑

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file ./include/kvm/arm_vgic.h — go read it, iykyk 📖
• kvm_vgic_setup_default_irq_routing(9) — the sibling, the duo, the costars 🌈

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mwah 💋 that's the page! this little gem lives under ./include/kvm in the source tree, and the version vibe is stamped October 2026 — remember it fondly, bestie, and go forth and count those VCPUs 🍓✨🫶