vmw_validation_add_resource(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 vmw_validation_add_resource(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to the vmw_validation_add_resource(9) page, straight out of the Kernel API Manual ✨ this is the one that takes a resource and yeets it into a validation context, and honestly? it's giving "small function, big responsibilities" 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

vmw_validation_add_resource — add a resource to the validation context 🫶 that's it, that's the whole vibe.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int vmw_validation_add_resource (struct vmw_validation_context *ctx ,
struct vmw_resource *res , size_t priv_size , u32 dirty , void **p_node
, bool *first_usage );

literally the whole signature, no cap. six args, one int return, slay 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

okay so here's the cast of characters, and yes every single one matters:

  • ctx — the validation context. our main character energy container 👑
  • res — the resource. the thing we're actually adding, the whole reason we're here 🎀
  • priv_size — size of private, additional metadata. how much extra room you want for the side-quest info ✨
  • dirty — whether to change dirty status. you're telling it: do we touch the dirty flag or not 🙈
  • p_node — output pointer of additional metadata address. it hands you back where that metadata lives 📍
  • first_usage — whether this was the first time this resource was seen. lowkey the "is this a debut or a rerun" check 🌟

🔥 RETURN 🔥

Zero on success, negative error code otherwise. that's it. 0 = we ate, negative = something went sideways 😭 periodt.

bestie heads up: no in-between, no "kinda worked" — it's either 0 or a negative error code, fr fr 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group 🫶 first up, the kernel file itself:

./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.c

and then the entire squad, in order, exactly as they appear:

no skipping, we stan a complete list 💖

and that's the page!! 🧚 this lil writeup lives under ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, and the version/date stamp is October 2026 — so yeah, it's dated, it's sourced, it's iconic ⭐ bye bestie, go validate some resources responsibly 💜

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