flush_iotlb_page(9)
π flush_iotlb_page(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual moment π
okay bestie, gather round, because this one's a tiny little function with main-character energy β¨ It's flush_iotlb_page, and it lives in the Kernel API Manual, and it does exactly one thing but it does it flawlessly.
β¨ NAME β¨
flush_iotlb_page β clear an iommu tlb entry π§Ήπ
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void flush_iotlb_page (struct omap_iommu *obj , u32 da );
no cap, that's the whole signature. two args, zero drama, void return because it gives nothing back and expects nothing in return. iconic behavior honestly π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
objβ the target iommu. like, the one you're talking to. your iommu bestie π«Άdaβ the iommu device virtual address. this is the address in question. the moment. the vibe check target π
π DESCRIPTION π
so what it does: it clears an iommu tlb entry which includes 'da' address. periodt. π₯
that's it. that's the function. any tlb entry that covers the da address you handed it? gone. cleared. not me clearing tlb entries on a friday night πβ¨
π SEE ALSO π
the whole friend group, fr fr β start with the kernel file ./drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c, then go meet everybody else:
to_omap_domain(9)omap_iommu_save_ctx(9)omap_iommu_restore_ctx(9)load_iotlb_entry(9)flush_iotlb_all(9)omap_iopgtable_store_entry(9)iopgtable_lookup_entry(9)iopgtable_clear_entry(9)omap_iommu_attach(9)omap_iommu_detach(9)omap_iommu_domain_deactivate(9)omap_iommu_domain_activate(9)omap_iommu_runtime_suspend(9)omap_iommu_runtime_resume(9)omap_iommu_prepare(9)
like a whole squad of iommu functions, and they all ate π
ngl bestie, this is straight from ./drivers/iommu and it's dated October 2026 β so go read it and tell me it's not the cutest kernel page you've ever seen πΈπ
k bye, love u, go flush some tlb entries ππ§β
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms