xe_exec_queue_kill(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 xe_exec_queue_kill(9) 💅

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (yes, the whole manual, we're fancy now) and it's about xe_exec_queue_kill — the function that hits the big red "we're SO done here" button on an exec queue. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

xe_exec_queue_kill — permanently stop all execution from an exec queue

like, permanently permanently. no take-backs, no "wait actually", no undoing it. 💀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void xe_exec_queue_kill (struct xe_exec_queue *q );

returns void, takes one pointer, zero drama (well, some drama, keep reading). ⭐

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • q — The exec queue. that's it, that's the whole argument. the queue in question. the one getting yeeted. 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Bestie. listen. This function permanently stops all activity on an exec queue. Not paused, not napping, not "brb" — stopped. permanent. periodt. 👑

So here's the vibe check on what actually goes down:

  • If the queue is actively executing on the HW, it will be kicked off the engine — literally escorted out. 🚪
  • any pending jobs are discarded (they simply do not get to exist anymore, rip 😭)
  • all future submissions are rejected (the door is locked, the lights are off, nobody's home) 🙈

and the iconic part? This function is safe to call multiple times. call it once, call it twice, call it in a loop, she does not care — no cap, it's chill like that. ✨💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where the manpage goes absolutely feral with the cross-references and honestly? respect. 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c, plus:

it's giving "linked list of besties" and I'm obsessed. 🧚💜

little reminder bestie: this one is permanent. there's no un-kill. read the description again if you're feeling brave. 💀🫶

and that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, dated October 2026, and starring xe_exec_queue_kill(9) as our main character. bye bestie, go kill some queues (responsibly) 💖✨🍓

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