STRUCT PVR_MMU_BACKING_PAGE(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– struct pvr_mmu_backing_page(9) πŸ’–

okay so we're in the Kernel API Manual bestie, and this page is literally just about one (1) little struct. no cap. her whole job? being a single page that backs a page table. any level. she's flexible like that. πŸ’…


🌸 NAME 🌸

struct pvr_mmu_backing_page β€” the icon herself: represents a single page used to back a page table of any level.

like, any level. l0, l1, l2, she doesn't discriminate. queen behavior fr fr. πŸ‘‘


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct pvr_mmu_backing_page {
    dma_addr_t dma_addr;
    void *host_ptr;
 };

two members. that's it. that's the whole struct. she's minimalist, she's chic, she's giving less-is-more. πŸŽ€


🫢 MEMBERS 🫢

  • dma_addr β€” the type is dma_addr_t, and this is the DMA address of this page. yep, that's the one. πŸ’«
  • host_ptr β€” type void *, and this is the CPU address of this page. so you got your device-side view and your CPU-side view, both living in the same struct, coexisting, thriving. 🌈

πŸ’… SEE ALSO πŸ’…

okay this part is a lot, hydrate first bestie πŸ“ β€” starting with the kernel file herself:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_mmu.c

and now the full squad, in order, no skips, no cap:

seriously, that's the whole list. if you were looking for a short SEE ALSO you came to the wrong page bestie 😭

✨ that's the whole page, you're officially educated ✨

sign-off time πŸŽ€ β€” this little beauty lives in the source ./drivers/gpu/drm/imagination, the version stamp on her is October 2026, and the title at the bottom line is β€” you guessed it β€” struct pvr_mmu_backing_page(9). go forth and back those page tables, bestie. πŸ¦‹πŸ’œ

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