intel_irq_init(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is intel_irq_init from the Kernel API Manual, aka intel_irq_init(9) — and it initializes irq support. periodt. ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void intel_irq_init (struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• dev_priv — i915 device instance. that's the whole vibe check for this arg 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

bestie, intel_irq_init initializes all the irq support, including work items, timers and all the vtables. it's giving full prep era 👑

but keep this in mind: it does not setup the interrupt itself though. no cap, that part is not happening here 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c, interrupt handling(9), ivb_parity_work(9), intel_irq_fini(9), intel_irq_install(9), intel_irq_uninstall(9), intel_irq_suspend(9), intel_irq_resume(9) — go read these too, iykyk 🫶

mwah 💋 this iconic little page is from ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915 and it's dated October 2026. slay.