intel_uncor...ake_user_get(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… intel_uncore_forcewake_user_get β€” the Kernel API Manual tea πŸ«–

okay so bestie, welcome to the intel_uncore_forcewake_user_get(9) page, live from the Kernel API Manual. grab a lil snack, we're talking about forcewake and the GT powerwell ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

intel_uncore_forcewake_user_get β€” claim forcewake on behalf of userspace πŸ‘‘


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void intel_uncore_forcewake_user_get (struct intel_uncore *uncore );

like, that's the whole signature, no cap πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • uncore β€” the intel_uncore structure, that's it, that's the vibe πŸ¦‹

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

so this function is literally a wrapper around intel_uncore_forcewake_get, and what it does is acquire the GT powerwell. and while it's doing that, it disables our debugging for the duration of userspace's bypass. periodt. πŸ”₯

like β€” that's the whole thing, she's a small icon but she's doing important work 🫢


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈


okay that's the page!! she lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915, dated October 2026, and this was intel_uncor...ake_user_get(9) from the Kernel API Manual β€” mwah, go read the other forcewake pages, they're all lowkey connected πŸ§šπŸ’œπŸŽ€

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