kvmppc_gsm_free(9)

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💅 kvmppc_gsm_free(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — yes we're in the deep kernel lore today, and honestly? it's giving main character energy. today's episode: kvmppc_gsm_free, bestie. say it with me. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

kvmppc_gsm_free — free guest state message 🌸

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void kvmppc_gsm_free (struct kvmppc_gs_msg *gsm );

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe check. void return, one arg, no notes. 💅

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • gsm — the guest state message, bestie. the actual message about guest state. that's the one. 🦋

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so listen 👑 — this is literally documented as: returns the size required for the message.

and yes, i know what you're thinking. "bestie it's called free??" i know. i KNOW. 😭 i'm not the one who wrote the description, i'm just the one delivering it to you with full accuracy and a cute font. the manpage says what the manpage says, no cap. so: returns the size required for the message. periodt. 💀

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the whole friend group lives in the kernel file ./arch/powerpc/kvm/guest-state-buffer.c — go say hi to all of them, they're iconic:

like, that's a whole squad. a whole friend group chat. iykyk. 💜

no cap, read the related pages before you go poking at guest state buffers — they're all in ./arch/powerpc/kvm/guest-state-buffer.c and they lowkey explain each other. 🫶

and that's the page!! mwah 💖 brought to you by the fine people at ./arch/powerpc/kvm, dated October 2026, and yes — this very page is kvmppc_gsm_free(9). slay, go free those guest state messages. ⭐🎀

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