amdgpu_vm_evictable(9)
π amdgpu_vm_evictable β a Kernel API Manual moment π
okay so bestie, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's called amdgpu_vm_evictable, and honestly it's giving tiny-but-iconic. one function, one job. let's get into it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
amdgpu_vm_evictable β check if we can evict a VM
like, can we kick this VM out of memory or not, that's the whole question π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
bool amdgpu_vm_evictable (struct amdgpu_bo *bo );
yes that's it, that's the vibe. it returns a bool and it takes exactly one thing. no cap π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
boβ A page table of the VM. that's your one (1) input, bestie. it's a page table belonging to the VM, and that's what we're asking about π
β DESCRIPTION β
Check if it is possible to evict a VM. lowkey straightforward, highkey important β this is the function you call when you wanna know whether this VM can be evicted. that's the entire description, and honestly? she ate. π
ngl the manpage keeps it short here, so I'm keeping it short too β no invented lore, we don't do that here π
π SEE ALSO π
the squad. the whole friend group. this list is LONG and every single one of them made the cut, so buckle up bestie π
- The kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c GPUVM(9)struct amdgpu_prt_cb(9)struct amdgpu_vm_tlb_seq_struct(9)amdgpu_vm_assert_locked(9)amdgpu_vm_is_bo_always_valid(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_evicted(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_needs_update(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_idle(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_reset_state_machine(9)amdgpu_vm_update_shared(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_update_shared(9)amdgpu_vm_update_stats_locked(9)amdgpu_vm_update_stats(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_base_init(9)amdgpu_vm_lock_pd(9)amdgpu_vm_lock_individual(9)amdgpu_vm_move_to_lru_tail(9)amdgpu_vm_generation(9)amdgpu_vm_validate(9)amdgpu_vm_ready(9)amdgpu_vm_check_compute_bug(9)amdgpu_vm_need_pipeline_sync(9)amdgpu_vm_flush(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_find(9)amdgpu_vm_map_gart(9)amdgpu_vm_update_pdes(9)amdgpu_vm_tlb_seq_cb(9)amdgpu_vm_tlb_flush(9)amdgpu_vm_update_range(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_update(9)amdgpu_vm_update_prt_state(9)amdgpu_vm_prt_get(9)amdgpu_vm_prt_put(9)amdgpu_vm_prt_cb(9)amdgpu_vm_add_prt_cb(9)amdgpu_vm_free_mapping(9)amdgpu_vm_prt_fini(9)amdgpu_vm_clear_freed(9)amdgpu_vm_handle_moved(9)amdgpu_vm_flush_compute_tlb(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_add(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_insert_map(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_map(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_replace_map(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_unmap(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_clear_mappings(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_lookup_mapping(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_trace_cs(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_del(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_invalidate(9)amdgpu_vm_bo_move(9)amdgpu_vm_get_block_size(9)amdgpu_vm_adjust_size(9)amdgpu_vm_wait_idle(9)amdgpu_vm_put_task_info(9)amdgpu_vm_get_task_info_vm(9)amdgpu_vm_get_task_info_pasid(9)amdgpu_vm_set_task_info(9)amdgpu_vm_init(9)amdgpu_vm_make_compute(9)amdgpu_vm_fini(9)amdgpu_vm_manager_init(9)amdgpu_vm_manager_fini(9)amdgpu_vm_ioctl(9)amdgpu_vm_lock_by_pasid(9)amdgpu_vm_handle_fault(9)amdgpu_debugfs_vm_bo_info(9)amdgpu_vm_update_fault_cache(9)
iykyk π
π§ sign-off π§
this iconic lil page comes to you from the fine people at ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and its whole name-and-number is amdgpu_vm_evictable(9). periodt. π
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π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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