amdgpu_bo_fb_aper_addr(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… amdgpu_bo_fb_aper_addr β€” the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is amdgpu_bo_fb_aper_addr(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? she's a little function with one job and she does it. let's get into it 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

amdgpu_bo_fb_aper_addr β€” literally just returns the FB aperture GPU offset of the VRAM bo. that's it. that's the whole vibe. πŸ’–


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u64 amdgpu_bo_fb_aper_addr (struct amdgpu_bo *bo );

look at her. returns a u64, takes one pointer, no drama. iconic. πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • bo β€” the amdgpu VRAM buffer object you wanna query the offset for. like, this is the bo. the one. the main character. you hand her over and she tells you where she lives in the aperture πŸ¦‹

⭐ RETURN ⭐

the current FB aperture GPU offset of the object. current, meaning right now, meaning don't go caching it and acting surprised later, bestie 😭


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

she doesn't exist in a vacuum!! she's in the kernel file:

./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c

and these are her friends, her neighbors, her whole group chat:

like, that's a whole friend group and every single one of them is linked. no cap. πŸ’€


and that's the whole page, bestie!! nothing else hiding in there, we checked πŸ’œ

this absolute gem lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and yes she's still serving amdgpu_bo_fb_aper_addr(9) realness. mwah. πŸ’…βœ¨

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from