virtsnd_probe(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to virtsnd_probe(9) from the Kernel API Manual 💖. This function's whole assignment is literally: Create and initialize the device. That's it, that's the vibe — iconic behavior, no cap ✨.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int virtsnd_probe (struct virtio_device *vdev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vdev — the VirtIO parent device 🫶. yes bestie, that's the parent device being handed over.

🦋 CONTEXT 🦋

You can call this from Any context that permits to sleep 😴✨. So like, if the context is allowed to sleep, you're good — that's the vibe check.

💅 RETURN 💅

• 0 on success 🎉
• -errno on failure 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./sound/virtio/virtio_card.c 👀 — that's the source file to peek at, fr fr.

• virtsnd_event_send(9)
• 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_remove(9)
• virtsnd_freeze(9)
• virtsnd_restore(9)

mwah 💋 — that's the whole page, bestie. source/version: ./sound/virtio · date: October 2026 · virtsnd_probe(9) signing off 🫶✨