vbg_heartbeat_host_config(9)

hey bestie!! welcome to vbg_heartbeat_host_config(9), a page straight from the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one is lowkey short but highkey important — and every detail is staying, no cap 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

vbg_heartbeat_host_config — set the host up to check the guest’s heartbeat, and get the heartbeat interval from the host 💖

📜 SYNOPSIS 📜

int vbg_heartbeat_host_config (struct vbg_dev *gdev , bool enabled );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• gdev — the Guest extension device. That’s the Guest extension device you’re passing in 🧚
• enabled — set it to true to enable guest heartbeat checks on host 💚

🔥 RETURN 🔥

0 or a negative errno value 😭 that’s the whole return story, bestie.

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

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• 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_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_core_close_session(9)
• vbg_req_allowed(9)
• vbg_core_ioctl(9)
• vbg_core_set_mouse_status(9)

kisses and sparkles!! 💋✨ source/version footer vibes: ./drivers/virt/vboxguest · date: October 2026 · page: vbg_heartbeat_host_config(9) 🎀🦋