ttm_pool_mgr_init(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to ttm_pool_mgr_init(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual. it's a tiny one, but it's iconic, and we're gonna get through it together. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

ttm_pool_mgr_init — Initialize globals

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ttm_pool_mgr_init (unsigned long num_pages );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• num_pages — the default number of pages. that's the whole note, bestie 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this function initializes the global locks and lists for the MM shrinker. literally that's the job: global locks and lists for the MM shrinker. no extra lore, no side quests, periodt. 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

peep the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_pool.c and these absolute icons:

• struct ttm_pool_dma(9)
• struct ttm_pool_alloc_state(9)
• struct ttm_pool_tt_restore(9)
• Partial backup and restoration of a struct ttm_tt.(9)
• ttm_pool_free_range(9)
• ttm_pool_alloc(9)
• ttm_pool_restore_and_alloc(9)
• ttm_pool_free(9)
• ttm_pool_drop_backed_up(9)
• ttm_pool_backup(9)
• ttm_pool_init(9)
• ttm_pool_synchronize_shrinkers(9)
• ttm_pool_fini(9)
• ttm_pool_debugfs(9)
• ttm_pool_mgr_fini(9)

and that's a wrap, bestie! source: ./drivers/gpu/drm/ttm. date: October 2026. mwah 💋✨