i915_ggtt_init_hw(9)
π i915_ggtt_init_hw(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual page you didn't know you needed π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is i915_ggtt_init_hw(9). yes it's a mouthful, yes you're gonna say it in your head five times, and yes it's lowkey iconic. this one is a function β a real ~function~ β and it's from that ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt corner of the tree, dated October 2026, so she's fresh. β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
i915_ggtt_init_hw β Initialize GGTT hardware. that's it. that's the whole job description. she initializes the GGTT hardware and she does not elaborate. π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
here's the signature, verbatim, do NOT retype it from memory bestie:
int i915_ggtt_init_hw (struct drm_i915_private *i915 );
so she returns an int (iykyk, check it, don't ignore it π) and she takes exactly one (1) pointer. one. singular. no cap.
π ARGUMENTS π
i915β the i915 device. that's the vibe check of the whole call: you hand her the device and she does her thing with it. that's the argument. that's it. she's not asking for more. π«Ά
β SEE ALSO β
the receipts, the lore, the whole family tree β go read these, fr fr:
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.cπ β this is where she lives i915_ggtt_suspend_vm(9)i915_ggtt_driver_release(9)i915_ggtt_driver_late_release(9)i915_ggtt_probe_hw(9)i915_ggtt_resume_vm(9)
like... suspend, release, late release, probe, resume β the whole ensemble cast. she's not doing this alone and honestly? love that for her. π
lowkey reminder: every single one of those is a real reference from the page, so don't let anyone tell you otherwise. facts are facts. π
and that's the page, bestie!! π sourced from ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt, stamped October 2026 in the Kernel API Manual β go forth, initialize that hardware, and slay. mwah. ππ§ββοΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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