vmw_bo_pin_in_placement(9)

💖 NAME 💖

Okay bestie, welcome to vmw_bo_pin_in_placement(9) from the Kernel API Manual — this is the page where we validate a buffer to placement. That's the whole name, no cap: vmw_bo_pin_in_placement — Validate a buffer to placement. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Here's the signature, copied exactly so your brain doesn't have to squint:

int vmw_bo_pin_in_placement (struct vmw_private *dev_priv , struct
       vmw_bo *buf , struct ttm_placement *placement , bool interruptible );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev_priv — Driver private. The driver's own private data, bestie.
• buf — DMA buffer to move. This is the one getting moved.
• placement — The placement to pin it. Where it's getting pinned, basically.
• interruptible — Use interruptible wait. Yes, that's the whole note.

🔥 RETURN 🔥

Zero on success. A Negative error code on failure. In particular, -ERESTARTSYS if interrupted by a signal. So if a signal interrupts it, that's the specific code you get. 💅

The -ERESTARTSYS case is the one to watch for when the interruptible wait gets interrupted, iykyk.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The whole squad, plus the kernel file, all here:

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
• vmw_bo_free(9)
• vmw_bo_pin_in_vram_or_gmr(9)
• vmw_bo_pin_in_vram(9)
• vmw_bo_pin_in_start_of_vram(9)
• vmw_bo_unpin(9)
• vmw_bo_get_guest_ptr(9)
• vmw_bo_pin_reserved(9)
• vmw_bo_map_and_cache(9)
• vmw_bo_unmap(9)
• vmw_bo_init(9)
• vmw_user_bo_synccpu_grab(9)
• vmw_user_bo_synccpu_release(9)
• vmw_user_bo_synccpu_ioctl(9)
• vmw_bo_unref_ioctl(9)
• vmw_user_bo_lookup(9)
• vmw_bo_fence_single(9)
• vmw_bo_swap_notify(9)
• vmw_bo_move_notify(9)

Bye bestie! This page comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, dated October 2026, and it's vmw_bo_pin_in_placement(9) signing off. Slay responsibly. 💅✨