i915_gem_set_tiling_ioctl(9)

💅 i915_gem_set_tiling_ioctl(9) 💅

okay so this is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally the glow-up guide for setting tiling modes. bestie, let's get into it. ✨

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🎀 NAME 🎀

i915_gem_set_tiling_ioctl — the IOCTL handler to set tiling mode. periodt. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       int i915_gem_set_tiling_ioctl (struct drm_device *dev , void *data ,
              struct drm_file *file );

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• dev — the DRM device. like, the main character device in this whole situation. 👑
• data — the data pointer for the ioctl. it's giving "payload delivery" energy. 🎀
• file — the DRM file for the ioctl call. yes ma'am, every call needs its file. 🦋

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So this one sets the tiling mode of an object, and it returns the required swizzling of bit 6 of addresses in the object. no cap, that's the whole assignment. ✨

It's called by the user via ioctl. iykyk. 💖

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

• Zero on success. slay. ✅
• Negative errno on failure. not slay, but at least you know. 😭

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_tiling.c buffer object tiling(9)
• i915_gem_fence_size(9)
• i915_gem_fence_alignment(9)
• i915_gem_get_tiling_ioctl(9)

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xoxo bestie 💖 this page is serving i915_gem_set_tiling_ioctl(9) from source/version ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem, dated October 2026. iconic. 🎀💅