amdgpu_ring_insert_nop(9)

💅 amdgpu_ring_insert_nop — insert NOP packets ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

amdgpu_ring_insert_nop — literally just inserts NOP packets, no cap 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void amdgpu_ring_insert_nop (struct amdgpu_ring *ring , uint32_t count );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ring — the amdgpu_ring structure that's holding all the ring information. she's the main character here 👑
• count — the number of NOP packets you wanna insert. yes, you get to pick. choose wisely bestie 🫶

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so this is the generic insert_nop function for rings — with one very important exception: not for SDMA. SDMA rings, you are NOT invited to this party 🙈 periodt.

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
• amdgpu_ring_max_ibs(9)
• amdgpu_ring_alloc(9)
• amdgpu_ring_generic_pad_ib(9)
• amdgpu_ring_commit(9)
• amdgpu_ring_undo(9)
• amdgpu_ring_init(9)
• amdgpu_ring_fini(9)
• amdgpu_ring_emit_reg_write_reg_wait_helper(9)
• amdgpu_ring_soft_recovery(9)
• amdgpu_ring_test_helper(9)
• amdgpu_multi_ring_reset_helper_begin(9)
• amdgpu_multi_ring_reset_helper_end(9)

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