vmw_cmd_dx_bind_shader(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 vmw_cmd_dx_bind_shader(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for vmw_cmd_dx_bind_shader(9) — yes that's the section 9 one, the kernel-functions shelf, we're fancy like that ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

vmw_cmd_dx_bind_shader — Validate SVGA_3D_CMD_DX_BIND_SHADER command

like, that's literally the whole job. it validates that one command. small role, huge main character energy 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int vmw_cmd_dx_bind_shader (struct vmw_private *dev_priv , struct
       vmw_sw_context *sw_context , SVGA3dCmdHeader *header );

that's it. that's the signature. she takes three things and gives you back an int 💅

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • dev_priv — Pointer to a device private struct. like, the device's whole personal diary tbh 🫶
  • sw_context — The software context being used for this batch. this one's the batch's designated driver 🚗
  • header — Pointer to the command header in the command stream. the little name tag on the command so you know who you're dealing with 👑

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

so there is a whole friend group here, no cap. the original page points at the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c and then goes absolutely feral with the cross-references. we are NOT skipping a single one, bestie — every single one is coming with us 🫡

ngl bestie, read the neighbors too — vmw_cmd_dx_define_shader(9) and vmw_cmd_dx_destroy_shader(9) are right there in the list and they're lowkey obsessed with being seen 💀

🧚 cute little sign-off 🧚

this page lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx (that's the source), it's the October 2026 edition, and it's filed under section 9 of the Kernel API Manual as vmw_cmd_dx_bind_shader(9). that's the whole vibe check, periodt 💜🌈

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