__xe_sa_bo_new(9)

💅 __xe_sa_bo_new(9) — Kernel API Manual glow-up

okay so bestie, this is the __xe_sa_bo_new(9) page from the Kernel API Manual. It's the function that makes a suballocation but uses custom gfp flags, and honestly? iconic behavior. ✨

🌸 NAME

__xe_sa_bo_new — Make a suballocation but use custom gfp flags. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS

struct drm_suballoc * __xe_sa_bo_new (struct xe_sa_manager *sa_manager ,
       u32 size , gfp_t gfp );

🎀 ARGUMENTS

• sa_manager — the xe_sa_manager. That's the manager bestie, periodt. 👑
• size — number of bytes we want to suballocate. 📏
• gfp — gfp flags used for memory allocation. Typically GFP_KERNEL. 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION

Try to make a suballocation of size size. That's the whole assignment, no plot twists. 🎬

🔥 RETURN

A drm_suballoc, or an ERR_PTR. That's the return vibe check. 😭

👑 SEE ALSO

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sa.c
• __xe_sa_bo_manager_init(9)
• xe_sa_bo_swap_shadow(9)
• xe_sa_bo_sync_shadow(9)
• xe_sa_bo_alloc(9)
• xe_sa_bo_init(9)
• xe_sa_bo_flush_write(9)
• xe_sa_bo_sync_read(9)

Sign-off time, bestie: this page comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe and is dated October 2026. Go forth and suballocate slayfully. 💖🎀