vmw_view_key(9)
π¦ NAME π¦
okay so bestie, welcome to vmw_view_key(9) from the Kernel API Manual π β the NAME is giving main character energy: vmw_view_key β compute a view key suitable for the cmdbuf resource manager. periodt. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
u32 vmw_view_key (u32 user_key , enum vmw_view_type view_type );
π ARGUMENTS π
user_keyβ the user-space id used for the view. that's the assignment, iykyk π«Άview_typeβ the view type. literally that. no cap π
π DESCRIPTION π
okay this is where it gets a lil wild: Destroy a hardware view if it's still present. That's the description, bestie. I'm not adding anything, I'm not subtracting anything, I'm just holding your hand while you read it π
π SEE ALSO π
go give these their flowers, fr fr πΈ
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_so.c struct vmw_view(9)struct vmw_view_define(9)vmw_view(9)vmw_view_commit_notify(9)vmw_view_create(9)vmw_view_destroy(9)vmw_hw_view_destroy(9)vmw_view_id_ok(9)vmw_view_res_free(9)vmw_view_add(9)vmw_view_remove(9)vmw_view_cotable_list_destroy(9)vmw_view_surface_list_destroy(9)vmw_view_srf(9)vmw_view_lookup(9)vmw_view_dirtying(9)
π that's the whole page, bestie β brought to you by ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, dated October 2026, and yes, it's still vmw_view_key(9). mwah π
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- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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