mch_exceeded(9)

mch_exceeded(9) 💖

hey bestie ✨ welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for mch_exceeded(9) — the lil function that checks whether the GPU is over budget. it's short, it's sweet, and it's literally a vibe check for the MCH 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

mch_exceeded — check whether the GPU is over budget 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool mch_exceeded (struct ips_driver *ips );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ips — the IPS driver struct, fr fr 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

It's checking the MCH temp & power against their maximums. that's the whole job, no cap ✨

🌈 RETURN 🌈

true if the temp or power has exceeded its maximum, else false — simple as that 💖

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file: ./drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c
• ips_cpu_busy(9), ips_cpu_raise(9), ips_cpu_lower(9), do_enable_cpu_turbo(9), ips_enable_cpu_turbo(9), do_disable_cpu_turbo(9), ips_disable_cpu_turbo(9), ips_gpu_busy(9), ips_gpu_raise(9), ips_gpu_lower(9), ips_enable_gpu_turbo(9), ips_disable_gpu_turbo(9), mcp_exceeded(9), cpu_exceeded(9), verify_limits(9), update_turbo_limits(9), ips_adjust(9), ips_monitor(9), ips_irq_handler(9), ips_detect_cpu(9), ips_get_i915_syms(9)

okay that's the whole page, bestie 💅 — source/version vibes: ./drivers/platform/x86, date: October 2026, title: mch_exceeded(9). periodt 💖