_intel_vgpu_mm_release(9)
π _intel_vgpu_mm_release(9) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ this one's a lil kernel function page and it's honestly short and sweet β a whole five-second read, you got this π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
_intel_vgpu_mm_release β destroy a mm object πβ¨ like, it literally says it right there: this is the lil destructor vibe.
π SYNOPSIS π
void _intel_vgpu_mm_release (struct kref *mm_ref );
that's it. that's the whole signature. no cap π§ returns void, takes one pointer, does its thing π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
mm_refβ akrefobject. yep, that's the entire description, she's brief and she knows it π
β DESCRIPTION β
so what does it do? this function is used to destroy a mm object for vGPU. periodt. that's the whole lore π₯ no extra side quests, no secret behaviour, just destroy the mm object for vGPU and move on π
ngl it's giving "small function, big responsibility" energy π
π SEE ALSO π
if you wanna go deeper (main character research arc π΅οΈββοΈ), the kernel file lives here:
Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gtt.c
and here's the whole friend group, in exactly this order, no gatekeeping π
intel_vgpu_sync_oos_pages(9)intel_vgpu_flush_post_shadow(9)intel_vgpu_create_ppgtt_mm(9)intel_vgpu_unpin_mm(9)intel_vgpu_pin_mm(9)intel_vgpu_gma_to_gpa(9)intel_vgpu_emulate_ggtt_mmio_read(9)intel_vgpu_init_gtt(9)intel_vgpu_clean_gtt(9)intel_vgpu_find_ppgtt_mm(9)intel_vgpu_get_ppgtt_mm(9)intel_vgpu_put_ppgtt_mm(9)intel_gvt_init_gtt(9)intel_gvt_clean_gtt(9)intel_vgpu_invalidate_ppgtt(9)intel_vgpu_reset_ggtt(9)intel_gvt_restore_ggtt(9)
like, that's seventeen whole besties. a whole group chat. iykyk π«Ά
π sign-off π
this icon came to you from ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt, dated October 2026 β literally a time traveler bestie, slay π°οΈβ¨ mwah, go destroy some mm objects responsibly π
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