flush_iotlb_page(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… flush_iotlb_page(9) β€” like, the Kernel API Manual moment πŸŽ€

okay bestie, gather round, because this one's a tiny little function with main-character energy ✨ It's flush_iotlb_page, and it lives in the Kernel API Manual, and it does exactly one thing but it does it flawlessly.


✨ NAME ✨

flush_iotlb_page β€” clear an iommu tlb entry πŸ§ΉπŸ’–


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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 πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • obj β€” the target iommu. like, the one you're talking to. your iommu bestie 🫢
  • da β€” the iommu device virtual address. this is the address in question. the moment. the vibe check target πŸ“

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

so what it does: it clears an iommu tlb entry which includes 'da' address. periodt. πŸ”₯

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 πŸ’€βœ¨


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, fr fr β€” start with the kernel file ./drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c, then go meet everybody else:

like a whole squad of iommu functions, and they all ate πŸ’…


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 πŸŒΈπŸ“

k bye, love u, go flush some tlb entries πŸ’–πŸ§šβ­

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