vmw_cmd_commit_flush(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ vmw_cmd_commit_flush ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual for vmw_cmd_commit_flush πŸ’… this one lives in the vmwgfx driver and it's literally the "reserve your spot then actually send it" function, and honestly? iconic.


πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

vmw_cmd_commit_flush β€” commit fifo space and flush any buffered commands. that's it, that's the whole vibe πŸ’–


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

void vmw_cmd_commit_flush (struct vmw_private *dev_priv , uint32_t bytes
);

no cap, that's the entire signature. void return, two args, done ✨


🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • dev_priv β€” pointer to the device private structure. like, the whole device's business lives in there 🫢
  • bytes β€” number of bytes to commit. how much fifo space we're locking in fr fr πŸ’…

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

all the sibling functions, linked up like a friend group πŸ’œ


✨ and that's the whole page ✨

this manual page comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx and the version footer says October 2026 with the title vmw_cmd_commit_flush(9) β€” so yeah, bookmark it, screenshot it, send it to the group chat, whatever you gotta do πŸŽ€πŸ’–πŸ¦‹πŸŒΈπŸ’…πŸ”₯β­πŸŒˆπŸ‘‘

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