vbg_core_close_session(9)
π vbg_core_close_session(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual page you didn't know you needed π
okay bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about vbg_core_close_session and honestly? it's giving "short king but does exactly what it says on the tin" β¨ this lil function lives in the Kernel API Manual (section 9, kernel-space royalty only π) and its whole personality is: say bye-bye to a VBoxGuest session. that's it. that's the vibe. no cap.
πΈ NAME πΈ
vbg_core_close_session β closes a VBoxGuest session. literally. it closes it. periodt π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void vbg_core_close_session (struct vbg_session *session );
no return value, no drama, just a void and a pointer. iconique π«Ά
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
sessionβ the session to close (and free). yes bestie, it does both. you hand it the session, it shuts it down and frees it. two-for-one. a little overachiever, we love to see it π
π quick vibe check: that "(and free)" is load-bearing, fr fr β don't go poking at session after this call, because it's gone gone. no take-backsies.
π« SEE ALSO π«
okay so here's the whole friend group π―ββοΈ β the kernel file this lives in, plus every sibling function you might want to slide into next:
- Kernel file
./drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c vbg_guest_mappings_init(9)vbg_guest_mappings_exit(9)vbg_report_guest_info(9)vbg_report_driver_status(9)vbg_balloon_inflate(9)vbg_balloon_deflate(9)vbg_heartbeat_host_config(9)vbg_heartbeat_init(9)vbg_heartbeat_exit(9)vbg_track_bit_usage(9)vbg_reset_host_event_filter(9)vbg_set_session_event_filter(9)vbg_reset_host_capabilities(9)vbg_set_host_capabilities(9)vbg_acquire_session_capabilities(9)vbg_set_session_capabilities(9)vbg_query_host_version(9)vbg_core_init(9)vbg_core_exit(9)vbg_core_open_session(9)vbg_req_allowed(9)vbg_core_ioctl(9)vbg_core_set_mouse_status(9)
like, the whole squad is here. vbg_core_open_session(9) is literally the main character counterpart to our girl here β open one, close one, the circle of life π₯
and that's the page, bestie!! π§ββοΈ this absolute baddie of a manpage came to you straight from ./drivers/virt/vboxguest (the source, the origin, the birthplace π), dated October 2026 β and the title on the tin is, of course, vbg_core_close_session(9) β mwah, slay, go close those sessions responsibly π
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π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms