vmw_dx_shader_res_free(9)
β¨ vmw_dx_shader_res_free β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual for vmw_dx_shader_res_free(9) β yes that's the whole name, we're being formal today π
πΈ NAME πΈ
vmw_dx_shader_res_free β the DX shader free callback. that's it, that's the vibe π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void vmw_dx_shader_res_free (struct vmw_resource *res );
literally just one function, one argument, no drama β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
resβ the shader resource π this is the thing being freed, bestie
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
so what does it do? it frees the DX shader resource. that's the whole assignment, and it ate π no extra lore, no secret side quests, just freeing the resource, periodt.
π SEE ALSO π
the kernel file lives right here, iykyk:
./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
and here's the whole friend group, all of them, in order, no cap π«Ά
vmw_res_to_dx_shader(9)vmw_dx_shader_commit_notify(9)vmw_dx_shader_unscrub(9)vmw_dx_shader_create(9)vmw_dx_shader_bind(9)vmw_dx_shader_scrub(9)vmw_dx_shader_unbind(9)vmw_dx_shader_cotable_list_scrub(9)vmw_dx_shader_add(9)vmw_shader_id_ok(9)vmw_shader_key(9)vmw_shader_remove(9)vmw_compat_shader_add(9)vmw_shader_lookup(9)
okay that's the whole page, you're caught up bestie π§
sign-off time π this little icon comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, dated October 2026, and it's filed under the Kernel API Manual as vmw_dx_shader_res_free(9). mwah, go free those resources π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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