amdgpu_atrm_call(9)
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amdgpu_atrm_call(9) π
okay so this is the Kernel API Manual page for amdgpu_atrm_call(9), bestie β and it's literally all about fetching a chunk of the vbios. no cap, let's get into it πβ¨
π NAME π
amdgpu_atrm_call β fetch a chunk of the vbios πΌοΈ
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int amdgpu_atrm_call (acpi_handle atrm_handle , uint8_t *bios , int
offset , int len );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
atrm_handleβ anacpiATRM handle, like the little passport for this call πbiosβ vbios image pointer, aka where the vbios image lives πΌοΈoffsetβ offset of vbios image data to fetch πlenβ length of vbios image data to fetch π
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
So this one executes ATRM to fetch a chunk of the discrete vbios image on PX systems (all asics), periodt π
And yes bestie, it returns the length of the buffer fetched β iconic behavior, honestly π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_bios.cβ the source file in question πΎ amdgpu_acpi_vfct_match(9)β another manual page to check out π
ta-ta for now π this page comes from the ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu source, version amdgpu_atrm_call(9), dated October 2026 β and it's part of the Kernel API Manual, periodt β¨π«Ά
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms