xe_guc_page_...done_handler(9)
π xe_guc_page_...done_handler(9)
okay so real talk, bestie β this page lives in the Kernel API Manual, and it's about one lil function that handles the "page reclaim is done" moment. it's niche, it's crunchy, it's kernel-coded, and honestly? iconic. let's get into it π«Ά
β¨ NAME β¨
xe_guc_page_reclaim_done_handler β the page reclaim done handler. that's the whole vibe. it handles the done-ness. π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int xe_guc_page_reclaim_done_handler (struct xe_guc *guc , u32 *msg ,
u32 len );
look at her. returns an int, takes a struct xe_guc * called guc, a u32 * called msg, and a u32 called len. no cap, that's the whole signature. β¨
π ARGUMENTS π
gucβ aguc. that's literally it, that's the description. the struct shows up and does struct things. main character energy tbh πΈmsgβ the message that indicates page reclamation is done. it's the "we're so back" message π©lenβ the length of the message. gotta know how much message you're working with, fr fr π
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
so here's the lore π: page reclamation is an extension of TLB invalidation. both of these operations share the same seqno and the same fence β they're basically twinning, it's giving sibling energy π―
when either action completes, we need to signal the corresponding fence. that's the whole job. signal the fence. no fence left behind π«‘
and because the handling logic is currently identical for both, this function just delegates to the TLB invalidation handler. why write new code when the existing code already ate? πβ¨
not me pointing out the word currently β yes bestie, the manpage says the logic is currently identical, so if that changes someday, this delegation might need a glow-up. just saying π
π RETURN π
0β success, we love a zero, slay π-EPROTOβ for malformed messages. the message showed up wrong and we're big mad about it π
β SEE ALSO β
- kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_page_reclaim.cβ go read the source, iykyk π xe_page_reclaim_skip(9)xe_page_reclaim_create_prl_bo(9)xe_page_reclaim_list_invalidate(9)xe_page_reclaim_list_init(9)xe_page_reclaim_list_alloc_entries(9)
and that's the page, bestie π§π this one's from the ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe source, dated October 2026, and it's filed under xe_guc_page_...done_handler(9) β go forth and signal those fences ππΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms