i915_gem_evict_for_node(9)

💅 i915_gem_evict_for_node(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for i915_gem_evict_for_node(9) — lowkey iconic, highkey useful, and we're gonna get through it together. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

i915_gem_evict_for_node — evict vmas to make room for binding a new one. That's the whole assignment, no cap. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int i915_gem_evict_for_node (struct i915_address_space *vm , struct
i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww , struct drm_mm_node *target , unsigned int flags );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vm — the address space to evict from. Like, the zone we're clearing out, bestie. 🧹
• ww — An optional struct i915_gem_ww_ctx. Optional! So if you don't have one, don't stress. 🙈
• target — the range (and color) to evict for. Yes, range and color — both matter, iykyk. 🎨
• flags — additional flags that control the eviction algorithm. Little knobs for the eviction machine. ⚙️

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This function will try to evict vmas that overlap the target node. That's the mission, fr fr. 💥

To clarify — and this is important, bestie — this is for freeing up virtual address space, not for freeing memory in e.g. the shrinker. Do not mix those two up, okay? It's giving "different lane, same highway." 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
• i915_gem_evict_something(9)
• i915_gem_evict_vm(9)

Mwah 💖 this lil page is from the ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915 source tree, dated October 2026, and it's the i915_gem_evict_for_node(9) manual page. Periodt. 🌈