mmu_invalidate_cache(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… mmu_invalidate_cache(9) πŸ’…

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 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

mmu_invalidate_cache β€” she invalidates the page table cache of MMU[ID] ✨ like literally that's her whole job and she ate πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void mmu_invalidate_cache (const mmu_ID_t ID );

look at her. no return value. no drama. just vibes and one argument πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • ID β€” the MMU identifier, i.e. which MMU you're talking to. that's it, that's the whole parameter 🐝

πŸ‘‘ RETURN πŸ‘‘

none. ngl she gives you nothing back β€” void is her whole personality and honestly? iconic πŸ’€


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯


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 πŸ’–

and that's the whole thing bestie!! 🌈 this came out of ./drivers/staging/media/atomis... (yes it's truncated in the footer, don't come for me 😭), dated October 2026, and you can find her filed under mmu_invalidate_cache(9) in the Kernel API Manual πŸŽ€βœ¨ slay, go invalidate some caches πŸ’œπŸ§š

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