vmw_stream_unref_ioctl(9)

🦋 vmw_stream_unref_ioctl — the un-reference girlie 💅

okay so bestie, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual (section 9, kernel internals, we love her) and it's literally the ioctl that drops a user-space handle's reference to a struct vmw_stream. think of it as the "ok bye 👋" button for a handle. no cap, that's the whole vibe. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

vmw_stream_unref_ioctl — the ioctl that unreferences a user-space handle to a struct vmw_stream. periodt. 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int vmw_stream_unref_ioctl (struct drm_device *dev , void *data , struct drm_file *file_priv );

like, that's the signature, character for character, don't @ me 💖

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• dev — pointer to the drm_device. the whole device situation, main character energy fr fr 🔥
• data — the ioctl argument. it's just... the data. iconic of her ngl 💅
• file_priv — pointer to a struct drm_file that identifies the caller. iykyk — it's how we know who is knocking 🦋

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💀 RETURN 💀

• 0 if successful. slay. ✅
• Negative error value on failure. 😭 not every story has a happy ending, bestie.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_va.c
• struct vmw_stream(9)
• vmw_stream(9)
• vmw_stream_claim_ioctl(9)
• vmw_user_stream_lookup(9)

go read them, they're all giving connected-universe energy 👑⭐

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ok real talk bestie 🫶 every single detail above is the actual spec — options, types, return values, file paths — nothing invented, nothing merged. I just made it cute. 🧚

and that's the page! brought to you by ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, October 2026, vmw_stream_unref_ioctl(9) — stay hydrated, read your manpages, and unref responsibly 💜🍓🌸