MAX_FAULTS_SAVED_PER_VM(9)
π MAX_FAULTS_SAVED_PER_VM π
okay so bestie, welcome to the MAX_FAULTS_SAVED_PER_VM(9) page from the Kernel API Manual β yes it's a real manpage, yes it's a whole vibe, and yes it's about to make sense. sit down, grab a strawberry drink π, let's go.
β¨ NAME β¨
MAX_FAULTS_SAVED_PER_VM β the maximum number of faults each vm can store before future faults get discarded, and the whole point of that is to prevent memory overuse. like, the vm has a little fault-collection jar π« and once it's full, new faults just... don't get in. no cap. it's a memory-safety thing, not a mean thing.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
MAX_FAULTS_SAVED_PER_VM
that's it. that's the whole synopsis. it's literally just the name, sitting there, being iconic. no arguments, no params, no nothing β she's a constant-style macro situation and she knows it π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
okay this is the part where the page goes full main-character and name-drops everyone at the function party π. all of these live in the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.h:
xe_vm_has_scratch(9)gpuvm_to_vm(9)Provide accessors for vma members to facilitate easy change of(9)to_userptr_vma(9)xe_vm_reactivate_rebind(9)xe_vm_resv(9)xe_vm_assert_held(9)xe_vm_set_validating(9)xe_vm_clear_validating(9)xe_vm_is_validating(9)xe_vm_set_validation_exec(9)xe_vm_validation_exec(9)xe_vm_has_valid_gpu_mapping(9)
fr fr go read these next, they're the friend group and this macro is just the one holding the group chat together π
and that's the whole page, bestie β short, sweet, and fully booked πβ¨
sign-off szn π: this lil masterpiece comes from the source path ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, stamped with the version date October 2026, and it's filed under MAX_FAULTS_SAVED_PER_VM(9) in the Kernel API Manual. periodt. π
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π¦ where this page comes from
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