STRUCT VDPA_NOTIFICATION_AREA(9)

💖 NAME 💖

struct vdpa_notification_area — the vDPA notification area, bestie ✨

okay so real talk, this whole page is about the little struct that tells you where the notifications live and how big that spot is. that's it. that's the vibe. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct vdpa_notification_area {
    resource_size_t addr;
    resource_size_t size;
 };

like, look at her. two fields. zero drama. main character energy fr fr 💅

🦋 Members 🦋

• addr — the base address of the notification area. literally where it starts. that's the spot 📍
• size — the size of the notification area. how much room she's taking up, no cap 📏

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

this struct does not exist in a vacuum, bestie — she's part of the whole vDPA friend group over in the kernel file ./include/linux/vdpa.h, and here's the whole squad:

• struct vdpa_callback(9)
• struct vdpa_vq_state_split(9)
• struct vdpa_vq_state_packed(9)
• struct vdpa_device(9)
• struct vdpa_iova_range(9)
• struct vdpa_map_file(9)
• struct vdpa_config_ops(9)
• vdpa_alloc_device(9)
• struct vdpa_driver(9)
• struct vdpa_mgmtdev_ops(9)
• struct vdpa_mgmt_dev(9)

go read them all, iykyk 🫶

this page is from the Kernel API Manual — yes, the whole manual, she's iconic like that 👑

and that's the whole page!! no bugs listed, no warnings, just a tidy little struct living her best life in ./include/linux, dated October 2026 🌈 mwah, go forth and notify responsibly 💖🌸✨