i915_gpu_lower(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the i915_gpu_lower(9) page from the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one is short and sweet, and we are keeping every crumb of info. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

i915_gpu_lower — lower GPU frequency limit. that's the whole vibe 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool i915_gpu_lower (void );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• void — no arguments. literally none. not a single little parameter to hand over, bestie 🫶

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so here's the tea: IPS indicates we're close to a thermal limit, so throttle back the GPU frequency maximum. that's it. that's the function. stay cool, babe 😭🧊

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rps.c
• gen6_rps_get_freq_caps(9)
• intel_rps_get_max_raw_freq(9)
• intel_rps_get_min_raw_freq(9)
• i915_read_mch_val(9)
• i915_gpu_raise(9)
• i915_gpu_busy(9)
• i915_gpu_turbo_disable(9)

mwah 💋 cute little sign-off: this page's source/version is ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt, it's dated October 2026, and it lives as the i915_gpu_lower(9) manual page. slay, stay cool, and hydrate 💖🌈