kvmppc_gsm_init(9)

hii bestie 💖 welcome to the kvmppc_gsm_init(9) page in the Kernel API Manual — yes, she’s right here, folded in near the top so we can get straight to the tea ✨

💖 NAME 💖

kvmppc_gsm_init — initialize a guest state message. It’s giving “setup era” and honestly? Iconic.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int kvmppc_gsm_init (struct kvmppc_gs_msg *gsm , struct
       kvmppc_gs_msg_ops *ops , void *data , unsigned long flags );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• gsm — guest state message, aka the main character of this little setup moment 👑
• ops — callbacks, the helper squad that comes along for the ride
• data — private data, keep it close bestie 🔒
• flags — guest wide or thread wide; pick your scope, no cap

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./arch/powerpc/kvm/guest-state-buffer.c — that’s the source-file bestie, and here’s the whole squad:

• kvmppc_gsb_new(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_free(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_put(9)
• kvmppc_gsid_flags(9)
• kvmppc_gsid_size(9)
• kvmppc_gsid_mask(9)
• __kvmppc_gse_put(9)
• kvmppc_gse_parse(9)
• kvmppc_gsp_insert(9)
• kvmppc_gsp_lookup(9)
• kvmppc_gsbm_set(9)
• kvmppc_gsbm_clear(9)
• kvmppc_gsbm_test(9)
• kvmppc_gsbm_next(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_new(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_size(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_free(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_fill_info(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_refresh_info(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_send(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_recv(9)

okay that’s the kvmppc_gsm_init(9) tea, signed off with love from source/version ./arch/powerpc/kvm, date October 2026 🫶💅