vmw_cmd_dx_...stant_buffer(9)
π NAME π
ok so bestie, this page is all about vmw_cmd_dx_set_single_constant_buffer β and yes, that's the manual name too, it lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and the header on this thing is literally vmw_cmd_dx_...stant_buffer(9) because even the manpage title got abbreviated for the group chat π
What does it do? It validates the SVGA_3D_CMD_DX_SET_SINGLE_CONSTANT_BUFFER command. That's it. That's the whole job. Validation era β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int vmw_cmd_dx_set_single_constant_buffer (struct vmw_private *dev_priv
, struct vmw_sw_context *sw_context , SVGA3dCmdHeader *header );
like, look at her. three params, one int return, no notes π
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
dev_privβ pointer to a device private struct. your device's little diary of private info πsw_contextβ the software context being used for this batch. this is the batch's whole vibe, the software-side moment πΈheaderβ pointer to the command header in the command stream. the little label on the package so you know what you're opening π¦
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
ok this is the part where she name-drops literally everyone she knows. no cap, the whole cast:
Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c β that's the source file, bestie, that's where she lives π
and then, in order, the whole friend group:
struct vmw_relocation(9)enum vmw_resource_relocation_type(9)struct vmw_resource_relocation(9)struct vmw_ctx_validation_info(9)struct vmw_cmd_entry(9)vmw_ptr_diff(9)vmw_execbuf_bindings_commit(9)vmw_bind_dx_query_mob(9)vmw_cmd_ctx_first_setup(9)vmw_execbuf_res_size(9)vmw_execbuf_rcache_update(9)vmw_execbuf_res_val_add(9)vmw_view_res_val_add(9)vmw_view_id_val_add(9)vmw_resource_context_res_add(9)vmw_resource_relocation_add(9)vmw_resource_relocations_free(9)vmw_resource_relocations_apply(9)vmw_resources_reserve(9)vmw_cmd_res_check(9)vmw_rebind_all_dx_query(9)vmw_rebind_contexts(9)vmw_view_bindings_add(9)vmw_cmd_cid_check(9)vmw_execbuf_info_from_res(9)vmw_query_bo_switch_prepare(9)vmw_query_bo_switch_commit(9)vmw_translate_mob_ptr(9)vmw_translate_guest_ptr(9)vmw_cmd_dx_define_query(9)vmw_cmd_dx_bind_query(9)vmw_cmd_begin_gb_query(9)vmw_cmd_begin_query(9)vmw_cmd_end_gb_query(9)vmw_cmd_end_query(9)vmw_cmd_wait_gb_query(9)vmw_cmd_wait_query(9)vmw_cmd_res_switch_backup(9)vmw_cmd_switch_backup(9)vmw_cmd_bind_gb_surface(9)vmw_cmd_update_gb_image(9)vmw_cmd_update_gb_surface(9)vmw_cmd_readback_gb_image(9)vmw_cmd_readback_gb_surface(9)vmw_cmd_invalidate_gb_image(9)vmw_cmd_invalidate_gb_surface(9)vmw_cmd_shader_define(9)vmw_cmd_shader_destroy(9)vmw_cmd_set_shader(9)vmw_cmd_set_shader_const(9)vmw_cmd_bind_gb_shader(9)vmw_cmd_dx_set_constant_buffer_offset(9)vmw_cmd_dx_set_shader_res(9)vmw_cmd_dx_set_shader(9)vmw_cmd_dx_set_vertex_buffers(9)vmw_cmd_dx_set_index_buffer(9)vmw_cmd_dx_set_rendertargets(9)vmw_cmd_dx_clear_rendertarget_view(9)vmw_cmd_dx_clear_depthstencil_view(9)vmw_cmd_dx_set_so_targets(9)vmw_cmd_dx_check_subresource(9)vmw_cmd_dx_view_remove(9)vmw_cmd_dx_define_shader(9)vmw_cmd_dx_destroy_shader(9)vmw_cmd_dx_bind_shader(9)vmw_cmd_dx_genmips(9)vmw_cmd_dx_transfer_from_buffer(9)vmw_cmd_intra_surface_copy(9)vmw_execbuf_copy_fence_user(9)vmw_execbuf_submit_fifo(9)vmw_execbuf_submit_cmdbuf(9)vmw_execbuf_cmdbuf(9)vmw_execbuf_unpin_panic(9)__vmw_execbuf_release_pinned_bo(9)vmw_execbuf_release_pinned_bo(9)
like. the way she knows everyone at the function. main character energy fr fr π
ngl the entire page is literally four sections and one of them is a guest list. but that's the whole API, no skips, no edits. ate π
ok that's the page bestie, that's the whole thing π β source is ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, dated October 2026, and it's filed under the manual name vmw_cmd_dx_...stant_buffer(9). mwah, bye ππ¦β
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms