kvmppc_gsm_size(9)

💅 kvmppc_gsm_size(9) 💅

okay bestie, so we're deep in the Kernel API Manual today — like, kernel kernel, powerpc edition. this one's a tiny little function but she's important, i promise 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

kvmppc_gsm_size — creates a new guest state message 🎀

(no bc literally that's what the page says. i don't make the rules. well, actually the kernel does. anyway ✨)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

size_t kvmppc_gsm_size (struct kvmppc_gs_msg *gsm );

like, look at her. one argument, returns a size_t. she's lowkey elegant 💅

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• gsm — self 💖 (yeah that's it. that's the whole description. she's ✨self✨. icon behavior, no notes)

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Returns the size required for the message. periodt. 🔥

ngl bestie, the NAME says "creates a new guest state message" and the DESCRIPTION says it returns the size required for the message — and i'm just the messenger, so i'm keeping both exactly how they are 🙈 read into that what you will

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the whole fam lives in the kernel file ./arch/powerpc/kvm/guest-state-buffer.c if you wanna go reading the source, and here's the entire friend group so you can go say hi 🦋:

• 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_init(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_new(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_free(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_fill_info(9)
• kvmppc_gsm_refresh_info(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_send(9)
• kvmppc_gsb_recv(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🌈✨ huge shoutout to the ./arch/powerpc/kvm directory for hosting her, and a very cute little October 2026 timestamp for the vibes 🍓💜 mwah, go read some powerpc KVM code, ily 💖