pt_can_have_table(9)
β¨ NAME β¨
pt_can_have_table β true if the current level can have a lower table. π
bestie, this is the pt_can_have_table(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's a shortie but a goodie. π«Ά
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
bool pt_can_have_table (const struct pt_state *pts );
π ARGUMENTS π
ptsβ the current level. That's the whole vibe check right there. β¨
π DESCRIPTION π
So here's the tea: every level except 0 is allowed to have a lower table. π
Lowkey that's the entire plot β if the current level isn't 0, it can have a lower table. Level 0 does not get one, periodt. π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
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- Kernel file
./drivers/iommu/generic_pt/pt_common.h pt_attr_from_entry(9)pt_can_have_leaf(9)pt_clear_entries(9)pt_entry_make_write_dirty(9)pt_entry_make_write_clean(9)pt_entry_is_write_dirty(9)pt_dirty_supported(9)pt_entry_num_contig_lg2(9)pt_entry_oa(9)pt_entry_oa_lg2sz(9)pt_entry_oa_exact(9)pt_full_va_prefix(9)pt_has_system_page_size(9)pt_install_leaf_entry(9)pt_install_table(9)pt_item_oa(9)pt_load_entry_raw(9)pt_max_oa_lg2(9)pt_num_items_lg2(9)pt_pgsz_lg2_to_level(9)pt_possible_sizes(9)pt_table_item_lg2sz(9)pt_table_oa_lg2sz(9)pt_table_pa(9)pt_table_ptr(9)pt_max_sw_bit(9)pt_test_sw_bit_acquire(9)pt_set_sw_bit_release(9)pt_load_entry(9)
that's the whole page, bestie π this little cutie comes from source/version ./drivers/iommu/generic_pt and is dated October 2026 πβ¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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