xe_gt_sriov...gfs_populate(9)
β¨ xe_gt_sriov_pf_debugfs_populate β¨
okay bestie, so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's all about xe_gt_sriov_pf_debugfs_populate, which is giving very much "behind-the-scenes debugfs setup" energy π let's get into it π
πΈ NAME πΈ
xe_gt_sriov_pf_debugfs_populate β creates the SR-IOV GT-level debugfs directories and files. literally what it says on the tin, no cap β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void xe_gt_sriov_pf_debugfs_populate (struct xe_gt *gt , struct dentry *parent , unsigned int vfid );
it returns void, so likeβ¦ don't go looking for a return value, she doesn't do that π
π ARGUMENTS π
gtβ thexe_gtto register π this is the main character we're setting stuff up forparentβ the parent dentry that represents axe_tileπ«Ά basically the neighborhood our new directory is moving intovfidβ the VF identifier π·οΈ the label that tells you which virtual function we're talking about
π DESCRIPTION π
so here's the tea π β this function adds a new debugfs directory to the parent directory, and that shiny new directory represents a gt. then it populates that directory with the GT files that are related to the SR-IOV vfid function. it's giving "build the folder, fill the folder, slay" π
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π¨ important vibe check: this function can only be called on PF. like, that's the rule, no exceptions, don't try it anywhere else bestie π
β SEE ALSO β
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_debugfs.cπ xe_gt_sriov_pf_debugfs_register(9)π
and that's the whole page, bestie, you ate that π«Άπ this little gem lives over in ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, dated October 2026, and the page itself is xe_gt_sriov...gfs_populate(9) β iconic, no notes πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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