amdgpu_ib_pool_init(9)

💖 amdgpu_ib_pool_init(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to this lil page from the Kernel API Manual. It’s giving “kernel function that sets up the IB pool,” and we’re gonna get into it. 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

amdgpu_ib_pool_init — Init the IB (Indirect Buffer) pool. Iconic, honestly.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int amdgpu_ib_pool_init (struct amdgpu_device *adev );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• adev — amdgpu_device pointer. That’s the amdgpu_device pointer you’re handing over, no cap. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this function initializes the suballocator to manage a pool of memory for use as IBs, and yes, that’s for all asics. All of them. 🌈

It returns 0 on success, and an error on failure. That’s the whole vibe check: success gets a big fat 0, failure gets an error. Periodt. 💀

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c

• amdgpu_ib_get(9)
• amdgpu_ib_free(9)
• amdgpu_ib_schedule(9)
• amdgpu_ib_pool_fini(9)
• amdgpu_ib_pool_gfp_flags(9)
• amdgpu_ib_ring_tests(9)

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💅 this page is from the Kernel API Manual, sourced from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and dated October 2026. bye bestie 🫶✨