xe_gt_sriov_vf_connect(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ xe_gt_sriov_vf_connect ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the xe_gt_sriov_vf_connect(9) page — it's a kernel API manual situation and we're gonna get you right up to speed 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int xe_gt_sriov_vf_connect(struct xe_gt *gt);

literally the whole function signature, no cap. one argument, one int coming back atcha 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • gt — the xe_gt ✨ that's it, that's the argument. this is the graphics tile struct we're passing in, and yes it's the main character of this whole operation 👑

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the tea: this function is for VF use only. VF as in Virtual Function, iykwim. so if you're not running on a VF, this is not your moment — it's giving "wrong audience" energy 🙈

the whole point is establishing the connection with the PF (Physical Function) driver 🤝 like, you gotta link up with the big boss before anything else can happen. networking but make it kernel 🦋

⭐ RETURN ⭐

  • 0 on success 🎉 slay, you're connected
  • a negative error code on failure 😭 something went wrong, check the code, handle it, periodt

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

bestie there are so many related functions, buckle up 🎢

the kernel file itself:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_vf.c 👑

all the sibling functions you should go look at (fr fr):

like, that's a whole friend group right there 🌈 go read them all, your future self will thank you 💜

ngl this is VF-only territory — don't come in here thinking it works on a PF, that's not the vibe 💀

aaaand that's the whole page bestie!! 🎀 this masterpiece lives over at ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe from October 2026, and the page itself is literally called xe_gt_sriov_vf_connect(9) — iconic, no notes 💅✨🦋

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