STRUCT PVR_PAGE_TABLE_PTR(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

hey bestie 💖 you’re looking at struct pvr_page_table_ptr(9) from the Kernel API Manual. it’s giving “tiny struct, whole page-table situation,” and we’re gonna get into all of it. ✨

💖 NAME 💖

struct pvr_page_table_ptr — a reference to a single physical page as indexed by the page table structure. periodt. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct pvr_page_table_ptr {
    struct pvr_page_table_l1 *l1_table;
    struct pvr_page_table_l0 *l0_table;
    u16 l2_idx;
    u16 l1_idx;
    u16 l0_idx;
};

🎀 Members 🎀

okay bestie, here’s the whole cast — no skipping, every field is main character energy 💅

  • l1_table — a cached handle to the level 1 page table that the context is currently traversing. lowkey the L1 passport.
  • l0_table — a cached handle to the level 0 page table that the context is currently traversing. same vibe, one level down.
  • l2_idx — the index into the level 2 page table that the context is currently referencing. 🎯
  • l1_idx — the index into the level 1 page table that the context is currently referencing.
  • l0_idx — the index into the level 0 page table that the context is currently referencing.

🌸 Description 🌸

so this struct is intended for embedding in a struct pvr_mmu_op_context. that’s the assignment, and honestly? iconic. 🫶

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the full link-up, no crumbs — go click through these when you’re deep in the page-table lore 🧚

mwah 💋 this page lives under ./drivers/gpu/drm/imagination, dated October 2026, and yes it’s still struct pvr_page_table_ptr(9). bye bestie 🫶

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