vc4_create_object(9)

💖 vc4_create_object(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for vc4_create_object(9). it’s giving driver-hook realness, and we’re gonna read it together. no cap 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

vc4_create_object — Implementation of driver->gem_create_object.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct drm_gem_object * vc4_create_object (struct drm_device *dev ,
       size_t size );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — DRM device
• size — Size in bytes of the memory the object will reference

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so this is the part where it all clicks: this lets the DMA helpers allocate object structs for us, and keep our BO stats correct. literally that’s the whole vibe — iconic behavior, no notes. 💖

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the lore continues here, iykyk:

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
• VC4 GEM BO management support(9)
• vc4_set_tiling_ioctl(9)
• vc4_get_tiling_ioctl(9)

mwah 💋 — this one’s from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vc4, dated October 2026. bye bestie, go be the main character of your GEM BO stats 🌈👑