vmw_bo_dirty_scan(9)

✨ vmw_bo_dirty_scan(9) — bestie edition ✨

okay so welcome to the vmw_bo_dirty_scan(9) page from the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one is short and sweet, but every little detail still matters, so let’s get into it.

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🎀 NAME 🎀

vmw_bo_dirty_scan — Scan for dirty pages and add them to the dirty tracking structure 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void vmw_bo_dirty_scan (struct vmw_bo *vbo );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• vbo — The buffer object to scan 👀

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So like, this function scans for dirty pages and adds them to the dirty tracking structure, bestie. Heads up: This function may change the dirty tracking method. That’s the whole tea — it can literally switch up the dirty tracking method, no cap. ☕✨

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_page_dirty.c and these iconic little references:

• struct vmw_bo_dirty(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_scan_pagetable(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_scan_mkwrite(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_pre_unmap(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_unmap(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_add(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_release(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_transfer_to_res(9)
• vmw_bo_dirty_clear_res(9)

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mwah 💋 this cutie comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx — that’s the source/version bit — and it’s dated October 2026. vmw_bo_dirty_scan(9) out 💅✨