intel_sseu_c...mask_to_user(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… intel_sseu_c...mask_to_user(9) β€” like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie ✨

Okay so this is intel_sseu_c...mask_to_user(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's honestly a little icon of a function. Let's get into it 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

intel_sseu_copy_ssmask_to_user β€” copies the subslice mask straight into a userspace buffer. That's the whole vibe. No cap πŸ’–


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int intel_sseu_copy_ssmask_to_user (void __user *to , const struct
       sseu_dev_info *sseu );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • to β€” pointer to the userspace buffer you're copying into. Like, this is where the good stuff lands πŸ’«
  • sseu β€” the SSEU structure that's holding the subslice mask you wanna copy. She's the source of truth πŸ‘‘

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

So what she does is: copies the subslice mask into a userspace buffer, in the exact format that the query ioctl's topology queries are expecting. Format match = chef's kiss πŸ’‹πŸ‘Œ

And then β€” and this is the main character part β€” she returns the result of the copy_to_user operation. Like she's literally just handing you the outcome. Periodt πŸ”₯


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_sseu.c β€” go read her, she ate πŸ“–
  • intel_sseu_copy_eumask_to_user(9) β€” the sibling function, same energy, different mask πŸ’œ

lowkey a short page but she's efficient and we respect that πŸ’…

And that's the tea, bestie πŸ“ This lil page lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt, dated October 2026, and she goes by intel_sseu_c...mask_to_user(9) β€” ily, go copy some masks βœ¨πŸ’–πŸŽ€

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