xe_guc_page_...done_handler(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… 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 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

xe_guc_page_reclaim_done_handler β€” the page reclaim done handler. that's the whole vibe. it handles the done-ness. πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

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. ✨


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • guc β€” a guc. that's literally it, that's the description. the struct shows up and does struct things. main character energy tbh 🌸
  • msg β€” the message that indicates page reclamation is done. it's the "we're so back" message πŸ“©
  • len β€” the length of the message. gotta know how much message you're working with, fr fr πŸ“

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

so here's the lore πŸ“: 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 πŸ‘―

when either action completes, we need to signal the corresponding fence. that's the whole job. signal the fence. no fence left behind 🫑

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? πŸ’€βœ¨

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 πŸ‘€

🌈 RETURN 🌈

  • 0 β€” success, we love a zero, slay πŸŽ‰
  • -EPROTO β€” for malformed messages. the message showed up wrong and we're big mad about it 😭

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐


and that's the page, bestie πŸ§šπŸ’– 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 πŸ‘‘πŸŒΈ

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