alloc_test_w...rty_validate(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… alloc_test_w...rty_validate(9) β€” straight from the Kernel API Manual πŸŽ€

okay so bestie, welcome to the glow-up of a manpage for alloc_test_workqueue_for_property_validate. It's from the Kernel API Manual (yes, that one), and we're gonna read it together like it's the group chat. Grab a matcha. 🍡✨


✨ NAME ✨

alloc_test_workqueue_for_property_validate β€” literally the workqueue for validate tests. That's it, that's the whole vibe. πŸ¦‹


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct hdcp_workqueue * alloc_test_workqueue_for_property_validate
(struct kunit *test );

like, it returns a struct hdcp_workqueue * and takes one arg. she's lowkey simple, ngl. πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • test β€” the KUnit test context, used for managed allocation. so basically it's the parent that handles the memory cleanup so you don't have to, iconic behaviour fr fr. 🫢

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

So what she does is, she allocates a minimal hdcp_workqueue β€” key word minimal, she's not doing the most β€” and gets two things initialised on it:

  • its mutex
  • its property_update_work

And why, bestie? Because that's what's required by the guard(mutex) and schedule_work usage inside event_property_validate. Like, you can't just show up to event_property_validate unprepared, that's not the energy. The mutex has to exist for guard(mutex) to lock, and the work has to exist for schedule_work to, yk, schedule it. ✨


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

πŸ“ Kernel file

  • ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_hdcp_test.c

πŸ’œ the whole friend group (aka every reference, no cap)


ngl the SEE ALSO section is giving main character energy β€” 85 entries, she ate and left absolutely no crumbs. πŸ‘‘

source: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/... Β· October 2026 Β· and yeah, the footer says alloc_test_w...rty_validate(9) again, so like… she said her name twice, periodt. πŸ’…πŸŽ€

okay that's the whole thing bestie, go forth and validate those properties, ily, bye!! πŸŒˆπŸ’–πŸ¦‹

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