xe_assert(9)

✨ xe_assert(9) ✨

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual bestie, and it's about xe_assert — the debug-only vibes check for your Xe driver. let's get into it 🫶

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💖 NAME 💖

xe_assert — warn if condition is false when debugging.

like, it literally just goes "hey bestie, that's not true" but only when you're in debug mode 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

xe_assert (xe , condition );

that's it. that's the whole call. two things in, chaos (or nothing) out ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• xe — the struct xe_device pointer to which condition applies. it's giving "main character device energy" — the condition is about this device specifically 👑
• condition — the condition to check. the thing you're claiming is true. if it's not, we're gonna have a whole moment 😭

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so xe_assert uses drm_WARN to emit a warning and print additional information that could be read from the xe pointer if the provided condition is false. like it doesn't just yell — it also dumps the extra context it can pull from xe, which is honestly so thoughtful of it 🥹

but — and this is the important part, no cap — contrary to drm_WARN, xe_assert is effective only on debug builds. CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG must be enabled. like, if that's not on, this thing is literally just a decorative little function call, living its truth, doing nothing 💀

also it cannot be used in expressions or as a condition. nope. not that kind of macro. it's a statement-ass vibe, not a "plug me into an if" vibe. please don't try it 🙈

bestie reminder: debug-only + not usable in expressions or as a condition. that's the whole personality. respect it.

see Xe Asserts_ for general usage guidelines — that's the sacred text for how to use these things properly, iykyk 📖

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_assert.h
• Xe Asserts(9)
• xe_tile_assert(9)
• xe_gt_assert(9)

the whole assert squad fr fr 🔥

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and that's the page!! 💜 this absolute icon lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe and was dated October 2026 — so yeah, mark your calendars, mwah 🎀✨