STRUCT VDUSE_DEV_STATUS(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… struct vduse_dev_status(9) πŸ’…

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a lil baby struct and honestly it ate. it lives in the kernel API docs and it's giving "small but mighty" energy. πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME 🌸

struct vduse_dev_status β€” literally just the device status, that's it, that's the whole vibe 🫢


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct vduse_dev_status {
    __u8 status;
 };

no cap, that's the entire thing. one field. iconic minimalism. πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ Members πŸ¦‹

  • status β€” the device status. yep. that's the whole explanation the manpage gives us and honestly? we respect the brevity. πŸ’€

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

okay so if you're the kind of person who needs the whole friend group, here's the squad β€” all found in the kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/vduse.h:

  • struct vduse_dev_config(9)
  • struct vduse_iotlb_entry(9)
  • struct vduse_config_data(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_config(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_state_split(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_state_packed(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_group_asid(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_info(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_eventfd(9)
  • struct vduse_iova_umem(9)
  • struct vduse_iova_info(9)
  • struct vduse_iotlb_entry_v2(9)
  • enum vduse_req_type(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_state(9)
  • struct vduse_iova_range(9)
  • struct vduse_iova_range_v2(9)
  • struct vduse_vq_ready(9)
  • struct vduse_dev_request(9)
  • struct vduse_dev_response(9)

like, go read them all, i'll wait πŸ’–


ngl there's not a single option, flag, environment variable, exit status, signal, error, warning or bug note on this whole page β€” it's just one struct with one __u8 field called status. the vibes are immaculate and the surface area is zero. 🌈

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🧚 source & version: ./include/uapi/linux, dated October 2026, and it's all about struct vduse_dev_status(9). periodt. πŸ’œπŸŒ·

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