amdgpu_device_check_vm_size(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

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💖 NAME 💖

amdgpu_device_check_vm_size — validate the vm size. Like, that's the whole job, no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void amdgpu_device_check_vm_size (struct amdgpu_device *adev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • adev — the amdgpu_device pointer, periodt.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so this function validates the vm size in GB specified via module parameter. The VM size is the size of the GPU virtual memory space in GB.

So yes bestie, it's checking that VM size (in GB) that came in through the module parameter, and the VM size is literally the size of the GPU virtual memory space, measured in GB ✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c

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