virtsnd_event_send(9)
π virtsnd_event_send(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual, but make it make sense β¨
okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about virtsnd_event_send β it's a function that literally just adds an event to the event queue π that's it, that's the whole vibe. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void virtsnd_event_send (struct virtqueue *vqueue , struct
virtio_snd_event *event , bool notify , gfp_t gfp );
look at her π
four args, returns void, gets straight to business. no notes.
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
vqueueβ the underlying event virtqueue. this is the queue the event is getting yeeted into, the group chat if you will π«Άeventβ the event itself. the actual event. the main character πnotifyβ aboolthat says whether or not you send a notification to the device. yes = ping the device, no = let it chill πgfpβ kernel flags for memory allocation. the wholegfp_tsituation, you know the drill β
π CONTEXT π
Any context. literally any. no restrictions, no dress code, come as you are π§ not me being obsessed with a function that works everywhere π₯
π SEE ALSO π
the whole friend group, all linked up π the kernel file lives at ./sound/virtio/virtio_card.c, and here's everyone else you should say hi to:
virtsnd_event_dispatch(9)virtsnd_event_notify_cb(9)virtsnd_find_vqs(9)virtsnd_enable_event_vq(9)virtsnd_disable_event_vq(9)virtsnd_build_devs(9)virtsnd_validate(9)virtsnd_probe(9)virtsnd_remove(9)virtsnd_freeze(9)virtsnd_restore(9)
lowkey a serve that one tiny function has this many friends ngl π
mwah, that's the whole page π
this little gem lives in ./sound/virtio and it's dated October 2026, so go read virtsnd_event_send(9) again whenever you forget, iykyk πβ¨
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