amdgpu_pm_get_access(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 amdgpu_pm_get_access — the Kernel API Manual™ ✨

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's about one function: amdgpu_pm_get_access. it's short, it's sweet, and it's lowkey doing important work behind the scenes 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

amdgpu_pm_get_access — literally just: check if the device can be accessed, and resume it if needed 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int amdgpu_pm_get_access (struct amdgpu_device *adev );

that's it. one function, one argument, returns an int. iconic behaviour honestly 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • adev — the target device. like, the specific struct amdgpu_device you're asking about. that's the whole vibe 🦋

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does it actually do? it checks the state of adev for access — vibe check the device, basically. if the device isn't ready yet, it uses the runtime pm API to resume it, so it can actually be reached 🔥

returns 0 if the device is accessible, or a negative error code otherwise. no cap, that's the whole contract 😭

ngl, always check the return value. negative error code = the device is not giving accessible energy, and you should handle that instead of pretending everything's fine 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/amdgpu_pm.c — go read it, iykyk 📖

and because this function doesn't exist in a vacuum, here's the whole friend group it runs with:

that's a lot of siblings and honestly? main character energy for the whole amdgpu pm family 👑

mwah 💋 that's the page. sourced from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm, dated October 2026, and filed under amdgpu_pm_get_access(9) — go forth and resume your devices responsibly bestie 🧚‍♀️💖

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