drm_gem_private_object_init(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 drm_gem_private_object_init(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the drm_gem_private_object_init(9) manual page — this is the one about initializing an allocated private GEM object, and it's lowkey important so let's get into it 💅

✨ NAME ✨

drm_gem_private_object_init — initialize an allocated private GEM object

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void drm_gem_private_object_init (struct drm_device *dev , struct
       drm_gem_object *obj , size_t size );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dev — the drm_device the object should be initialized for. Like, the device homebase this object belongs to.
  • obj — the drm_gem_object to initialize. The actual object getting its little setup moment.
  • size — object size. How big the object is, bestie.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Initialize an already allocated GEM object of the specified size with no GEM provided backing store. Instead the caller is responsible for backing the object and handling it.

So fr fr: this function initializes an already allocated GEM object of the specified size, and it does it with no GEM provided backing store. That means the caller is responsible for backing the object and handling it. The object gets initialized, but you're the one bringing the backing-store situation and dealing with it.

🫶 Important vibe check: no GEM provided backing store here. The caller is responsible for backing the object and handling it. Don't forget that part.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c — yes, that's the source file mentioned in the original, iykyk.

mwah 💋 this page came from source dir ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026, and it's the drm_gem_private_object_init(9) manual — bye bestie, go init responsibly 🫶✨

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