kvmppc_gsb_nelems(9)

💖 kvmppc_gsb_nelems 💖

okay so this is a Kernel API Manual moment, and the function is kvmppc_gsb_nelems. it’s very demure, very mindful: it tells you how many elements are in a buffer. that’s the whole plot. 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

kvmppc_gsb_nelems — the number of elements in a buffer. bestie, the name ate. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u32 kvmppc_gsb_nelems (struct kvmppc_gs_buff *gsb );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• gsb — guest state buffer. that’s the input, and yes it’s a struct kvmppc_gs_buff *. 🎀

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Returns the number of elements in a buffer. no cap, that is literally the entire description. count the elements, return the count, slay. ✨

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💖 SEE ALSO 💖

Kernel file ./arch/powerpc/include/asm/guest-state-buffer.h is where this whole guest-state-buffer friend group lives. here’s the full cast, and yes every single one is invited to the group chat:

• struct kvmppc_gs_part_table(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_proc_table(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_buff_info(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_header(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_elem(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_buff(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_bitmap(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_parser(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_msg_ops(9)
• struct kvmppc_gs_msg(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_header(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_data(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_len(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_capacity(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_paddress(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_reset(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_data_len(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_data_cap(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_for_each_elem(9)
• kvmppc_gse_iden(9)
• kvmppc_gse_len(9)
• kvmppc_gse_total_len(9)
• kvmppc_gse_total_size(9)
• kvmppc_gse_data(9)
• kvmppc_gse_ok(9)
• kvmppc_gse_next(9)
• kvmppc_gse_for_each_elem(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_be32(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_u32(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_be64(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_u64(9)
• __kvmppc_gse_put_reg(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_vector128(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_part_table(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_proc_table(9)
• kvmppc_gse_put_buff_info(9)
• kvmppc_gse_get_be32(9)
• kvmppc_gse_get_u32(9)
• kvmppc_gse_get_be64(9)
• kvmppc_gse_get_u64(9)
• kvmppc_gse_get_vector128(9)
• kvmppc_gsbm_zero(9)
• kvmppc_gsbm_fill(9)
• kvmppc_gsbm_for_each(9)
• kvmppc_gsp_for_each(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_for_each(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_include(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_includes(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_receive_data(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_send_data(9)

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made with 💖 from ./arch/powerpc/include/asm · October 2026 · mwah 💋