vhost_iotlb_init(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 vhost_iotlb_init(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

okay so welcome to the vhost_iotlb_init(9) page bestie, this is your girl's guide to the vhost IOTLB glow-up ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

vhost_iotlb_init — literally just initializes a vhost IOTLB. that's the whole vibe. it sets it up, it gets it ready, it slays. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void vhost_iotlb_init (struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb , unsigned int limit ,
       unsigned int flags );

no cap, that's the whole signature — three args, returns nothing (void), just vibes and initialization 🦋

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • iotlb — the IOTLB that needs to be initialized 👑 this is the main character of the function, the one getting its glow-up. it's a struct vhost_iotlb *, so hand over the pointer and let the function do its thing.
  • limit — maximum number of IOTLB entries 🔥 like, the capacity. the ceiling. how many entries this IOTLB is allowed to hold before it's full, an unsigned int.
  • flags — VHOST_IOTLB_FLAG_XXX 🚩 that's the literal spelling in the manpage bestie, the XXX placeholder flags. it's an unsigned int, and it's the flag bag for this init.

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

like, go read the source yourself if you want the full lore — the kernel file lives at ./drivers/vhost/iotlb.c and these are the sister functions you're gonna want to know:

ngl bestie, if you're calling vhost_iotlb_init without peeking at the rest of these, you're lowkey doing it wrong. the itree ones especially — vhost_iotlb_itree_first(9) and vhost_iotlb_itree_next(9) are right there waiting for you 😭

and that's the page!! mwah 💋 this one ships out of ./drivers/vhost, dated October 2026 — iconic, no notes, periodt. 🌈⭐🍓

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