xe_memirq_handler(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” yes, that's the manual name, we're fancy here πŸ’… β€” and today's main character is:

xe_memirq_handler β€” the Memory Based Interrupts_ Handler. that's it. that's the whole vibe. it handles the memory-based interrupts. iconic behavior only ✨


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void xe_memirq_handler (struct xe_memirq *memirq );

look at that signature. so clean. so symmetrical. she ate πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • memirq β€” the xe_memirq. that's the whole description. the xe_memirq. literally just the xe_memirq. no notes, she speaks for herself πŸ’œ

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does she actually do? glad you asked 🫢

this function reads the Memory Based Interrupts and dispatches them. read 'em, dispatch 'em, that's the entire job description. lowkey the most efficient little function ever β€” no cap, she's got one task and she's slaying it πŸ’…πŸ”₯


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

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like, the whole squad is here. read them all, bestie, they're all giving main character energy in their own way 🌈


ngl this page is short and that's on purpose β€” she does one thing and does it well. go read the SEE ALSOs if you want the full lore 🧚

okay that's the whole page!! this one came out of ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, and it's dated October 2026 β€” the version tag on the bottom is xe_memirq_handler(9) itself, so like, she signed her own name at the bottom. self-referential queen πŸ‘‘πŸ’– mwah, bye bestie!! πŸ’•

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