mmu_invalidate_cache(9)
π mmu_invalidate_cache(9) π
okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β bestie, you're in the kernel-functions-for-drivers part of the handbook, and the star of this page is mmu_invalidate_cache. Let's get into it π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
mmu_invalidate_cache β she invalidates the page table cache of MMU[ID] β¨ like literally that's her whole job and she ate π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void mmu_invalidate_cache (const mmu_ID_t ID );
look at her. no return value. no drama. just vibes and one argument π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
IDβ the MMU identifier, i.e. which MMU you're talking to. that's it, that's the whole parameter π
π RETURN π
none. ngl she gives you nothing back β void is her whole personality and honestly? iconic π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- Kernel file:
./drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/hive_isp_css_include/host/mmu_public.hβ go read the header, it's giving source of truth π mmu_set_page_table_base_index(9)mmu_get_page_table_base_index(9)mmu_invalidate_cache_all(9)β the "do the whole group chat" version of this function fr frmmu_reg_store(9)mmu_reg_load(9)
lowkey a tiny function, highkey important β she's just one line of purpose in the NAME, one argument in the SYNOPSIS, and zero return value. no cap, that's the entire page π
and that's the whole thing bestie!! π this came out of ./drivers/staging/media/atomis... (yes it's truncated in the footer, don't come for me π), dated October 2026, and you can find her filed under mmu_invalidate_cache(9) in the Kernel API Manual πβ¨ slay, go invalidate some caches ππ§
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