vmw_cmd_supported(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ vmw_cmd_supported(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for vmw_cmd_supported β€” one lil function, one big vibe check 🫢. 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 πŸ’….


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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 🧚


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • vmw β€” the device private structure. yes queen, the whole device's private business, handed to you in one pointer πŸ’–

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

So like. It returns true if we can issue commands. That's the entire tea β˜•βœ¨. 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 😭.


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

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 πŸ“–πŸ’…

the whole dummy-query friend group, obsessed honestly πŸ“


🌈 SIGN-OFF 🌈

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 πŸ’œβœ¨ slay, bye πŸŽ€

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