vmw_cmd_supported(9)
β¨ vmw_cmd_supported(9) β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for vmw_cmd_supported β one lil function, one big vibe check π«Ά. It's section 9, it lives in the kernel, and it's here to answer exactly one question: does this device actually do command queues or not π
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πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
bool vmw_cmd_supported (struct vmw_private *vmw );
yep that's it, that's the whole signature. returns a bool, takes one pointer, no cap π§
π ARGUMENTS π
vmwβ the device private structure. yes queen, the whole device's private business, handed to you in one pointer π
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
So like. It returns true if we can issue commands. That's the entire tea ββ¨. If it comes back true, you're cleared for takeoff, command-issuing era unlocked; if it comes back false, bestie, we are not issuing commands today, no cap π.
π SEE ALSO π
The kernel file itself is literally right here in ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmd.c β go read the source, it's giving main character energy ππ
vmw_cmd_commit_flush(9)vmw_cmd_flush(9)vmw_cmd_emit_dummy_legacy_query(9)vmw_cmd_emit_dummy_gb_query(9)vmw_cmd_emit_dummy_query(9)
the whole dummy-query friend group, obsessed honestly π
π SIGN-OFF π
this iconic little page comes to you from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, dated October 2026 β and it's called vmw_cmd_supported(9) in case you forgot already πβ¨ slay, bye π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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