intel_front..._queue_flush(9)
π intel_frontbuffer_queue_flush(9) β like, the whole vibe
okay so this one lives in the Kernel API Manual, bestie π and yes the header is truncated on purpose, it's intel_front..._queue_flush(9) β don't @ me, that's just how it's printed.
β¨ NAME β¨
intel_frontbuffer_queue_flush β the girl whose whole job is queue flushing frontbuffer object π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void intel_frontbuffer_queue_flush (struct intel_frontbuffer *front );
no cap, that's the whole signature. void in, void out, frontbuffer in the middle.
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
frontβ the GEM object to flush. that's her. that's the main character π«Ά
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
so this function is targeted for our dirty callback, specifically for queueing flush when dma fence is signals. it's giving "I exist purely so the dirty callback has somewhere to put its little flush request" β¨
basically: dma fence signals β flush gets queued. that's the assignment. she ate and left no crumbs.
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c frontbuffer tracking(9)frontbuffer_flush(9)intel_frontbuffer_flip(9)intel_frontbuffer_track(9)
go read the whole frontbuffer friend group, they're all iconic π
and that's a wrap, bestie π§ β this page comes to you from ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display, dated October 2026, and the header/footer you keep seeing is just intel_front..._queue_flush(9) doing its thing π periodt.
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms