STRUCT SEV_DATA_ACTIVATE(9)

💅 struct sev_data_activate(9) — the Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to the struct sev_data_activate(9) page 💖 this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the whole vibe check for the ACTIVATE command parameters. tiny struct, big main character energy. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME

struct sev_data_activate — the parameters for the ACTIVATE command 🎀 that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly.

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✨ SYNOPSIS

struct sev_data_activate {
    u32 handle;
    u32 asid;
 };

two u32s and a dream, no cap 🫶 look at her. iconic.

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🦋 Members

• handle — the handle of the VM you're activating 🔥 literally whose VM is this, that's the whole thing.
• asid — the asid that got assigned to the VM 💫 the ID she's gonna be known by, iykyk.

ngl there are only two members and i'm obsessed with the efficiency 💅 no notes.

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👑 SEE ALSO

okay so the family tree is huge and we're not skipping a single relative, periodt 🩷 also peep the kernel file ./include/linux/psp-sev.h — that's where she lives, bestie 🌈

• struct sev_data_init(9)
• struct sev_data_init_ex(9)
• struct sev_data_pek_csr(9)
• struct sev_data_download_firmware(9)
• struct sev_data_get_id(9)
• struct sev_data_pdh_cert_export(9)
• struct sev_data_decommission(9)
• struct sev_data_deactivate(9)
• struct sev_data_guest_status(9)
• struct sev_data_launch_start(9)
• struct sev_data_launch_update_data(9)
• struct sev_data_launch_update_vmsa(9)
• struct sev_data_launch_measure(9)
• struct sev_data_launch_secret(9)
• struct sev_data_launch_finish(9)
• struct sev_data_send_start(9)
• struct sev_data_send_finish(9)
• struct sev_data_send_cancel(9)
• struct sev_data_receive_start(9)
• struct sev_data_receive_update_data(9)
• struct sev_data_receive_update_vmsa(9)
• struct sev_data_receive_finish(9)
• struct sev_data_dbg(9)
• struct sev_data_attestation_report(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_download_firmware(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_activate(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_addr(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_launch_start(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_launch_update(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_launch_finish(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_guest_status(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_page_reclaim(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_page_unsmash(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_dbg(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_guest_request(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_init_ex(9)
• struct sev_data_range(9)
• struct sev_data_range_list(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_shutdown_ex(9)
• struct sev_platform_init_args(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_commit(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_feature_info(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_verify_mitigation(9)
• struct sev_data_snp_verify_mitigation_dst(9)
• struct sev_snp_tcb_version_genoa_milan(9)
• struct sev_snp_tcb_version_turin(9)
• sev_module_init(9)
• sev_platform_init(9)
• sev_platform_status(9)
• sev_issue_cmd_external_user(9)
• sev_guest_deactivate(9)
• sev_guest_activate(9)
• sev_guest_df_flush(9)
• sev_guest_decommission(9)
• sev_do_cmd(9)

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like, that's the whole squad 💜 read them, love them, cite them in your commit message fr fr.

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and that's the page, bestie 🎀 this lil gem comes from ./include/linux, dated October 2026, filed under struct sev_data_activate(9) — go activate something slay 💅✨🌸