drm_gem_put_pages(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 drm_gem_put_pages(9) — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to drm_gem_put_pages(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual. it's a lil helper function living its best life in DRM land and honestly? it's giving cleanup crew energy 🧹💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

drm_gem_put_pages — the helper that frees the backing pages for a GEM object, no cap 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void drm_gem_put_pages (struct drm_gem_object *obj , struct page **pages
, bool dirty , bool accessed );

like, that's the whole signature. four args, one void return, zero drama 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • obj — the obj in question 👀 like, the GEM object we're talking about here
  • pages — the pages to free, bye bestie 🦋
  • dirty — if true, the pages will be marked as dirty (yes, literally, that's the whole vibe)
  • accessed — if true, the pages will be marked as accessed ⭐

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c — go read it, iykyk 📖

and then the whole friend group, in order, because we do not skip anyone at this table:

lowkey the whole DRM GEM cinematic universe is linked above. drm_gem_get_pages(9) is literally right there if you need the ✨opposite✨ function. slay 🌈

and that's the page, bestie 🎀 this lil number comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026 — periodt, see u next time 💜

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