drm_mm_scan_color_evict(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 drm_mm_scan_color_evict(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie 🎀

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's lowkey a niche little icon. it's called drm_mm_scan_color_evict, and yes we're gonna get into what that means. buckle up 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

drm_mm_scan_color_evict — evict overlapping nodes on either side of a hole. that's it, that's the whole vibe. no cap 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct drm_mm_node * drm_mm_scan_color_evict (struct drm_mm_scan *scan
);

like, it takes your scan and hands you back a node pointer. main character behavior honestly 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • scan — a drm_mm scan that's got a target hole in it. that's the whole argument, she's a simple girlie 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea ☕ — after you've finished an eviction scan and removed the nodes you picked out, you might STILL need to remove a few more nodes from either side of the target hole. when does that happen? when mm.color_adjust is being used, periodt. it's giving "almost done but not quite" 😭

so yeah, this function is the cleanup crew that swings by both sides of the hole and pulls any leftover overlapping nodes. not me doing extra credit eviction 😤✨

🔥 RETURN 🔥

  • a node to evict — slay, you got one 💜
  • or NULL if there are no overlapping nodes. nothing to do, we love a chill outcome 🧚
heads up bestie: don't go dereferencing that return value without a NULL check, okay? the NULL case is real and it WILL humble you 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, fr fr:

go read them all, iykyk 📚✨

and that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026, still serving drm_mm_scan_color_evict(9) realness 🎀💖 ok bye ily, go evict responsibly 🦋

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