xe_lrc_ring_is_idle(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ xe_lrc_ring_is_idle ✨

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual β€” it's xe_lrc_ring_is_idle(9) and it's literally the vibe check for your LRC πŸ’…


🌸 NAME 🌸

xe_lrc_ring_is_idle β€” LRC is idle (yes that's the whole name, iconic, we love a short king πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

bool xe_lrc_ring_is_idle (struct xe_lrc *lrc );

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • lrc β€” Pointer to the lrc. that's it. that's the whole argument. she takes one (1) pointer and she's done 🫢

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

So what she does is: she compares the LRC ring head and tail to determine if idle. Head vs tail, one little comparison, and boom β€” you know if the ring is sitting there chilling or actually doing stuff. no cap, that's the whole algorithm 🧚


⭐ RETURN ⭐

  • True if ring is idle
  • False otherwise

(yeah it says "True is ring is idle" in the original, we're not fixing that typo, we're just honouring it 😭)


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c, plus the whole friend group:


🫢 quick reminder: she only tells you whether the ring is idle β€” she does not tell you why, or what to do about it. don't ask her for more, she's booked and busy.

alright that's the page!! this one lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, dated October 2026, and it's filed under xe_lrc_ring_is_idle(9) β€” catch u later bestie, mwah πŸ’œβœ¨

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