STRUCT SMM_VARIABLE_GETNEXT(9)

💅 struct smm_variable_getnext(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual moment for struct smm_variable_getnext(9). This struct is literally Used to communicate with StMM for GetNextVariableName. It’s giving tiny-but-important messenger energy, and we’re gonna read it together. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

struct smm_variable_getnext — Used to communicate with StMM for GetNextVariableName.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

       struct smm_variable_getnext {
           efi_guid_t guid;
           size_t name_size;
           u16 name[];
        };

🌸 Members 🌸

• guid — vendor GUID. That’s the whole vibe.
• name_size — size of the name of the variable.
• name — variable name.

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

Kernel file ./drivers/firmware/efi/stmm/mm_communication.h — plus the whole struct bestie lineup:

• struct efi_mm_communicate_header(9)
• struct smm_variable_communicate_header(9)
• struct smm_variable_access(9)
• struct smm_variable_payload_size(9)
• struct smm_variable_query_info(9)
• struct var_check_property(9)
• struct smm_variable_var_check_property(9)

mwah 💋 that’s the whole page, bestie. source/version: ./drivers/firmware/efi/stmm · October 2026 · struct smm_variable_getnext(9). periodt. 💖