xe_vm_resv(9)

💖 xe_vm_resv(9) 💖

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie — this one is short, sweet, and honestly kinda iconic for how little it does. it's giving "one job" energy and i respect it 💅

✨ NAME ✨

xe_vm_resv — returns the vm's reservation object, periodt.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct dma_resv * xe_vm_resv (struct xe_vm *vm );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• vm — the vm. that's it. that's the whole argument. no notes, no extra params, just the vm 🎀

⭐ RETURN ⭐

you get back a pointer to the vm's reservation object — literally Pointer to the vm's reservation object. no cap, that's the return value 💖

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.h
• MAX_FAULTS_SAVED_PER_VM(9)
• xe_vm_has_scratch(9)
• gpuvm_to_vm(9)
• Provide accessors for vma members to facilitate easy change of(9)
• to_userptr_vma(9)
• xe_vm_reactivate_rebind(9)
• xe_vm_assert_held(9)
• xe_vm_set_validating(9)
• xe_vm_clear_validating(9)
• xe_vm_is_validating(9)
• xe_vm_set_validation_exec(9)
• xe_vm_validation_exec(9)
• xe_vm_has_valid_gpu_mapping(9)

like, go read those if you want the full lore — this page is just the tiny lil doorway 🚪✨

mwah 💋 this absolute snack of a manpage came from ./drivers/gpu/drm/xe, dated October 2026 — catch u next time, bestie 🫶💜