i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl(9)

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so this is the i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie, and the main character is i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl — it writes data to the object referenced by handle. periodt 💅✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl (struct drm_device *dev , void *data , struct drm_file *file );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• dev — drm device. the whole device vibe 💖
• data — ioctl data blob. yes, it’s giving mystery packet 🎀
• file — drm file. the file side of the situation 🌸

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so the function writes data to the object referenced by handle, and that’s the whole assignment. iconic, focused, no extra lore.

⚠️ but listen: on error, the contents of the buffer that were to be modified are undefined. like, do not trust them, do not assume anything about them, they are not serving reliable information 😭💀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
• i915_gem_pread_ioctl(9)
• i915_gem_gtt_pwrite_fast(9)
• i915_gem_sw_finish_ioctl(9)

iykyk, go read the friends 👑🌈

source/version vibe: ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915 💅 • date stamp: October 2026 🎀✨