xe_memirq_handler(9)
π NAME π
okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β yes, that's the manual name, we're fancy here π 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 β¨
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void xe_memirq_handler (struct xe_memirq *memirq );
look at that signature. so clean. so symmetrical. she ate π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
memirqβ thexe_memirq. that's the whole description. the xe_memirq. literally just the xe_memirq. no notes, she speaks for herself π
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
so what does she actually do? glad you asked π«Ά
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 π
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π SEE ALSO π
the friend group π₯° go check them out, iykyk:
- the Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_memirq.cβ that's where the source lives, and yes that's./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_memirq.c, copying it exactly because accuracy is sexy β Memory Based Interrupts(9)Memory Based Interrupts Page Layout(9)xe_memirq_init(9)xe_memirq_source_ptr(9)xe_memirq_status_ptr(9)xe_memirq_enable_ptr(9)xe_memirq_init_guc(9)xe_memirq_reset(9)xe_memirq_postinstall(9)xe_memirq_hwe_handler(9)xe_memirq_guc_sw_int_0_irq_pending(9)
like, the whole squad is here. read them all, bestie, they're all giving main character energy in their own way π
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 π§
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 ππ mwah, bye bestie!! π
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