xe_svm_close(9)
π xe_svm_close β NAME β¨
okay so first things first, bestie: xe_svm_close(9) is the SVM close function, like literally that's the whole vibe check π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void xe_svm_close (struct xe_vm *vm );
no cap, that's it β she returns void, she takes one argument, she's done. iconic π
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
vmβ The VM. that's the whole description babe, The VM, capital T capital V, we love a minimal queen π
β DESCRIPTION β
So what does she do? she closes the SVM state β and i know, "closes the SVM state" sounds like a nothing-burger, but read the parenthetical bestie: i.e., stop and flush all SVM actions. stop. and. flush. she's shutting the whole thing down, wrapping up every SVM action in progress like she's closing the group chat at 2am π«Ά
that's the entire documented behaviour, no extra lore, no secret side quests. periodt π
π SEE ALSO π
okay this list is long long, so buckle up, we're going through all of it, no skipping, every single one is getting her moment π₯
Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_svm.cβ yes, that's literally a file path as a see-also entry, she's built differentdrm_pagemap reference-counting in xe:(9)xe_svm_init(9)xe_svm_fini(9)xe_svm_range_validate(9)xe_svm_find_vma_start(9)xe_svm_range_needs_migrate_to_vram(9)xe_svm_handle_pagefault(9)xe_svm_has_mapping(9)xe_svm_unmap_address_range(9)xe_svm_bo_evict(9)xe_svm_range_find_or_insert(9)xe_svm_range_get_pages(9)xe_svm_ranges_zap_ptes_in_range(9)xe_vma_resolve_pagemap(9)xe_svm_alloc_vram(9)xe_pagemap_create(9)xe_pagemap_find_or_create(9)xe_pagemap_shrinker_create(9)xe_pagemap_cache_create(9)xe_drm_pagemap_from_fd(9)xe_svm_flush(9)
twenty-two entries, all present and accounted for, i counted, you're welcome π
ngl bestie the whole page is four sections and a vibe. read it, close your SVM, move on. mwah π
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and that's the tea, fr fr π this little masterpiece lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, it's dated October 2026, and it answers to the name xe_svm_close(9) β she's got the source, she's got the version, she's got the date, she's fully that girl π§ββοΈπβ¨
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