xe_pm_init_early(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 xe_pm_init_early(9) — like, the manual page, bestie 💖

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (section 9, kernel-API land ✨), and it's all about xe_pm_init_early — the little function that gets Xe Power Management started. no cap, it's the opening act 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

xe_pm_init_early — Initialize Xe Power Management. that's it, that's the whole vibe check 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int xe_pm_init_early (struct xe_device *xe );

like, it takes one thing and hands you back an int. simple. iconic. 💅

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • xe — the xe_device instance. that's your device babe, it's giving main character energy and it's the only thing you're passing in 🌈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what it does is initialize everything that's a "software-only" state — like, the stuff that lives purely in software and does not need access to any of the device's hardware data. none of that hardware-touching drama, we're staying in our lane 🙈✨

think of it as setting up the vibes before anyone goes near the actual silicon. lowkey important, highkey chill 💜

🎀 RETURN 🎀

  • 0 on success 🎉
  • a negative error code on failure 😭 (so, like, always check it, bestie — don't just assume it slayed)

💀 SEE ALSO 💀

the whole friend group, fr fr — go read these too:

like yes that's a lot of cross-refs but they're all literally part of the family 🫶

ngl if you're here you're probably deep in drivers/gpu/drm/xe and honestly? respect. 💅🔥

and that's a wrap!! 🌸 this cutie pie of a page comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, dated October 2026, and it's living its best life under the Kernel API Manual banner. mwah, bye bestie 💖🎀✨

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