STRUCT VMW_COTABLE(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 struct vmw_cotable(9) — Kernel API Manual, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, welcome to the struct vmw_cotable page — it's the Context Object Table resource and honestly it's giving "small struct, big responsibilities." sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

struct vmw_cotable — the Context Object Table resource. that's it, that's the vibe. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct vmw_cotable {
    struct vmw_resource res;
    struct vmw_resource *ctx;
    size_t size_read_back;
    int seen_entries;
    u32 type;
    bool scrubbed;
    struct list_head resource_list;
 };

look at her. seven fields. flawless. no notes. 👑

🦋 Members 🦋

okay so here's the field-by-field breakdown, iykyk:

  • res — the struct vmw_resource we are deriving from. she's built different, literally, on top of this one.
  • ctx — a non-refcounted pointer to the owning context. non-refcounted, bestie — don't go thinking you own it. 🫶
  • size_read_back — size of data read back during eviction. yes, eviction. it happens. 😭
  • seen_entries — seen entries in command stream for this cotable. she's been around, she's seen things.
  • type — the cotable type. u32. a little number with a big job.
  • scrubbed — whether the cotable has been scrubbed. bool. clean girl aesthetic, or not 🧚
  • resource_list — list of resources in the cotable. a struct list_head, so you know she's linked up with everyone.

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

main character energy in the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cotable.c — and these icons, go read them, no cap:

💀 reminder: the whole vmwgfx cotable saga lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, so that's your first stop before you @ me.

and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 this one shipped from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx with a date of October 2026, and the header up top said struct vmw_cotable(9) in the Kernel API Manual — slay, periodt, go read the source 💖✨

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