__xe_bo_release_dummy(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 __xe_bo_release_dummy — the manual page, bestie edition 🌸

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is __xe_bo_release_dummy(9). she's a tiny little function, she does basically nothing, and honestly? iconic behaviour. let's get into it 💅

✨ NAME ✨

__xe_bo_release_dummy — a dummy kref release function. yes, that's her whole job. dummy release function for days 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void __xe_bo_release_dummy (struct kref *kref );

that's it. that's the whole signature. void in, void out, no notes 💖

💜 ARGUMENTS 💜

  • kref — the embedded struct kref. it's literally embedded right there in the thing. that's the whole argument. one (1) pointer, no cap 🫶

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so bestie, listen. this is the dummy release function for xe_bo_put_deferred. it exists, it gets called, and it does the dummy thing it was born to do ✨

⚠️ and the manpage is very clear about this one: Keep off. like, the vibes are immaculate but you are NOT supposed to be here. this is not the function you're looking for. stay away. periodt 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file this lives in is ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c, and the whole friend group is:

that's forty-one (41) little icons, one big happy xe_bo.c family 🌸

sign-off time 🧚 this whole page came from ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, dated October 2026, and it's the manual for __xe_bo_release_dummy(9) — she's dummy, she's release, she's a function, and she's asking you politely to keep off 💖✨🎀

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