i915_gem_object_evictable(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 NAME 🌸

i915_gem_object_evictable — okay so basically it tells you whether an object is likely evictable after unbind 💅

(this is from the Kernel API Manual, btw, in case you were wondering where all this lore comes from ✨)

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bool i915_gem_object_evictable (struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • obj — the object you wanna check. the main character of this whole function, honestly 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So this function checks whether the object is likely unvictable after unbind. (yes that's their word, not mine 💀)

Here's the tea, bestie — the answer depends on when you ask 👀

  • If the object is not locked when you're checking, the result is only advisory. it's giving "vibes-based estimate", not a promise 😭
  • If the object is locked when you're checking, and the function returns true, then an eviction should indeed be possible. slay, that one you can trust ✨
But wait — there's a plot twist 🌀 since unlocked vma unpinning and unbinding is currently possible, the object can actually become evictable even if this function returns false. so a false is NOT a forever-no, no cap. don't come for me if it flips later 🙈

🔥 RETURN 🔥

true if the object may be evictable. false otherwise.

(that's it. that's the whole vibe check 👑)

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c

The whole friend group, fr fr:

mwah 💜 that's the page!! brought to you by ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem, dated October 2026, and yes the title is i915_gem_object_evictable(9) — go forth and evict responsibly, bestie 🧚✨

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