amdgpu_debug...s_pcie_write(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β€” this is amdgpu_debug...s_pcie_write(9), and we're about to make PCIE register writes make sense. no cap. πŸ¦‹

🌸 NAME 🌸

amdgpu_debugfs_regs_pcie_write β€” Write to a PCIE register. literally the function's whole personality. πŸ’…

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the signature is giving:

       ssize_t amdgpu_debugfs_regs_pcie_write (struct file *f , const char
       __user *buf , size_t size , loff_t *pos );

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • f β€” open file handle, bestie. the handle that's already open.
  • buf β€” User buffer to write data from. that's where the bytes are coming from.
  • size β€” Number of bytes to write. how many bytes we're moving.
  • pos β€” Offset to seek to. where we're parking the cursor.

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

the lower bits are the BYTE offset of the register to write. yes, BYTE offset β€” that detail is doing main character work.

This allows writing multiple registers in a single call and having the returned size reflect that. periodt. πŸ”₯

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

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mwah πŸ’‹ β€” source/version ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, page amdgpu_debug...s_pcie_write(9). that's the cute little footer energy, bestie 🫢

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