plpar_hcall_norets(9)

💖 plpar_hcall_norets(9) 💖 — a Kernel API Manual moment

she's here to make pseries hypervisor calls and serve no-return-argument realness 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

plpar_hcall_norets - - Make a pseries hypervisor call with no return arguments 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

long plpar_hcall_norets (unsigned long opcode , ... );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• opcode — the hypervisor call to make. That's your main character. 👑
• ... — variable arguments. Literally variable arguments, bestie. ✨

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Okay so this call supports up to 7 arguments and only returns the status of the hcall. That's the whole return vibe — just the status, no return arguments, periodt. 💀

Use this version where possible; it's slightly faster than the other plpar_hcalls. 🏎️💨

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file: ./arch/powerpc/include/asm/hvcall.h
• plpar_hcall_raw(9)

Go give 'em a peek, iykyk. 🦋

source/version vibes: ./arch/powerpc/include/asm · October 2026 · page plpar_hcall_norets(9) — mwah 💋✨