vmballoon_vmci_init(9)

okay bestie, welcome to vmballoon_vmci_init(9) from the Kernel API Manual — it’s a tiny little setup function and honestly it’s giving “quiet but essential.” 💅✨

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💖 NAME 💖

vmballoon_vmci_init — initialize the vmci doorbell. 🛎️🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int vmballoon_vmci_init (struct vmballoon *b );

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🎈 ARGUMENTS 🎈

• b — pointer to the balloon. 🎈

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

It returns zero on success, or when the wakeup command is not supported. Otherwise? Error-code city, bestie. 🫠

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Initialize the vmci doorbell so you get notified as soon as the balloon changes. That’s the whole vibe: doorbell setup, instant balloon-change updates. 🔔🎈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c — and the whole friend group:

• enum vmballoon_cmd_type(9)
• struct vmballoon_batch_entry(9)
• vmballoon_send_guest_id(9)
• vmballoon_page_order(9)
• vmballoon_page_in_frames(9)
• vmballoon_mark_page_offline(9)
• vmballoon_mark_page_online(9)
• vmballoon_send_get_target(9)
• vmballoon_alloc_page_list(9)
• vmballoon_handle_one_result(9)
• vmballoon_status_page(9)
• vmballoon_lock_op(9)
• vmballoon_add_page(9)
• vmballoon_lock(9)
• vmballoon_release_page_list(9)
• vmballoon_change(9)
• vmballoon_enqueue_page_list(9)
• vmballoon_dequeue_page_list(9)
• vmballoon_split_refused_pages(9)
• vmballoon_inflate(9)
• vmballoon_deflate(9)
• vmballoon_deinit_batching(9)
• vmballoon_init_batching(9)
• vmballoon_pop(9)
• vmballoon_work(9)
• vmballoon_shrinker_scan(9)
• vmballoon_shrinker_count(9)
• vmballoon_debug_show(9)
• vmballoon_migratepage(9)

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okay that’s the whole page, bestie — source ./drivers/misc, dated October 2026, and it’s vmballoon_vmci_init(9) signing off. 💖🦋