vmw_cmd_shader_destroy(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 vmw_cmd_shader_destroy(9) 💅

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — yes, that manual, the big serious one — and bestie, it's literally about one tiny function that does a vibe check on a shader-destroy command. tiny function, huge friend group (you'll see the SEE ALSO, it's giving family reunion 😭).

✨ NAME ✨

vmw_cmd_shader_destroy — Validate SVGA_3D_CMD_SHADER_DESTROY command

like, that's the whole job. it checks the command. it validates. no cap. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

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

returns an int, takes three pointers, that's it, that's the whole main character moment ✨

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • dev_priv — Pointer to a device private struct. your device's little diary of private stuff 💖
  • sw_context — The software context being used for this batch. the software-side context for whatever batch we're currently cooking 🍓
  • header — Pointer to the command header in the command stream. it points at the command header sitting in the command stream, iykyk 👑
ngl the manpage doesn't spell out what the int return value means, so i'm not gonna invent lore. no guessing here, periodt 🙈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this is the part where the function reveals it knows everyone at the party. it's all in the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c, and the crew is:

like. seventy-plus mutuals. this function is so connected 💀💅

that's the whole page, bestie — short and slay 🌈

and a little sign-off from the source, since you always gotta credit the queen: this one comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, dated October 2026, and it's vmw_cmd_shader_destroy(9) forever and always 🫶✨🎀

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