vfio_file_set_kvm(9)

💖 NAME 💖

vfio_file_set_kvm — Link a kvm with VFIO drivers. This is the Kernel API Manual, and this page is vfio_file_set_kvm(9), bestie 💅✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void vfio_file_set_kvm (struct file *file , struct kvm *kvm );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• file — the VFIO group file or VFIO device file. The file in question, no cap 🫶
• kvm — the KVM to link. That's the link-up right there 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so picture this: when a VFIO device is first opened, the KVM will be available in device->kvm if one was associated with the file. That's the whole tea ☕✨

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file: ./drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
• vfio_file_is_valid(9)
• vfio_file_enforced_coherent(9)

signed, sealed, slayed: source/version ./drivers/vfio, date October 2026, page vfio_file_set_kvm(9) 💅🎀🫶