ttm_backup_shmem_create(9)

🌸 NAME 🌸

Okay so bestie, welcome to ttm_backup_shmem_create(9) from the Kernel API Manual. This one is literally here to create a shmem-based struct backup 💅

ttm_backup_shmem_create — create a shmem-based struct backup.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct file * ttm_backup_shmem_create (loff_t size );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• size — the maximum size, in bytes, to back up. That's the whole assignment, no cap 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Create a backup utilizing shmem objects. That's the vibe: shmem objects, backup created, slay ✨

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💅 RETURN 💅

On success, you get a pointer to a struct file. On error, you get an error pointer. Periodt 💖

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_backup.c
• ttm_backup_drop(9)
• ttm_backup_copy_page(9)
• ttm_backup_backup_folio(9)
• ttm_backup_fini(9)
• ttm_backup_bytes_avail(9)

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Source/version: ./drivers/gpu/drm/ttm • October 2026 • page: ttm_backup_shmem_create(9) — mwah, bestie 😭💖