amdgpu_gart_table_ram_free(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 amdgpu_gart_table_ram_free

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 🎀 — yes, that's the manual name, and yes, this page is exactly as niche as it sounds. We're talking about amdgpu_gart_table_ram_free, one tiny lil cleanup function living its best life in the DRM/AMD world ✨

🌸 NAME

amdgpu_gart_table_ram_free — frees the gart page table's system ram, no cap 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS

void amdgpu_gart_table_ram_free (struct amdgpu_device *adev );

that's it. that's the whole call. one argument, zero return value, pure vibes 🫶

✨ ARGUMENTS

  • adev — an amdgpu_device pointer 👑 like, the amdgpu device we're talking about. that's the whole description, she's lowkey minimal and we respect it.

💜 DESCRIPTION

so here's the tea 🍓: this function frees the system memory used for the GART page table — but only on ASICs that don't have dedicated VRAM. it's giving cleanup crew energy for the integrated-graphics girlies 💅 if the chip has no VRAM of its own, the page table had to chill in system ram, and this is the function that lets it go 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO

the kernel file where all this magic actually lives:

./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gart.c

and the whole GART friend group 🧚, all iconics, all linked:

ngl bestie, this one's a free function, so pair it with its alloc counterpart or you're gonna have a memory leak era nobody asked for 💀

mwah 💋 that's the page! this lil number comes to you straight from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and is dated October 2026 — mark your calendars, screenshot it, frame it, whatever feels right 📸💖

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