amdgpu_mm_rdoorbell64(9)
π amdgpu_mm_rdoorbell64 β bestie's guide to the kernel API manual β¨
okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally about amdgpu_mm_rdoorbell64, which reads a doorbell Qword. yes, a Qword. 64 bits of doorbell goodness. we're in the kernel, it's giving low-level, and honestly? iconic. π
β¨ NAME β¨
amdgpu_mm_rdoorbell64 β read a doorbell Qword π¦
like literally that's the whole job. read. doorbell. Qword. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
u64 amdgpu_mm_rdoorbell64 (struct amdgpu_device *adev , u32 index );
look at her. u64 return type, two args, clean, unbothered, moisturised. π
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
adevβ anamdgpu_devicepointer. your whole GPU situation, basically. πindexβ the doorbell index. which doorbell we're reading, bestie. π
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
Returns the value in the doorbell aperture at the requested doorbell index (VEGA10+). β
that's it. that's the whole vibe. you point at a doorbell index, it hands you back whatever's chillin' in the doorbell aperture. and note the (VEGA10+) β this is a VEGA10-and-later situation, so don't come at her with your ancient hardware, she's not doing that. π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_doorbell_mgr.cβ the source, the origin, the main character. π amdgpu_mm_rdoorbell(9)amdgpu_mm_wdoorbell(9)amdgpu_mm_wdoorbell64(9)amdgpu_doorbell_index_on_bar(9)amdgpu_doorbell_create_kernel_doorbells(9)amdgpu_doorbell_init(9)amdgpu_doorbell_fini(9)
the whole doorbell friend group, fr fr. go read them too, iykyk. π§
π the sign-off π
this little masterpiece lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and the page itself is dated October 2026. that's the version and the date, babes β mentioned exactly like i promised. now go read a doorbell. slay. πβ¨
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