amdgpu_sync_add_later(9)

💖 NAME

okay so bestie, this is amdgpu_sync_add_later(9) from the Kernel API Manual — and its whole personality is: amdgpu_sync_add_later - add the fence to the hash. that's the name, that's the mission, periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS

bool amdgpu_sync_add_later (struct amdgpu_sync *sync , struct dma_fence
       *f );

🎀 ARGUMENTS

• sync — the sync object you're adding the fence to. literally the destination, bestie.
• f — the fence to add. the actual fence in question. 🦋

💅 DESCRIPTION

so what it does: it tries to add the fence to an existing hash entry. that's the whole move.

if an entry was found? returns true — slay. if not? returns false — no entry found, and that's valid too. fr fr. ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO

the kernel file is literally right here: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c — go read it if you're feeling nosy 👑

also these iconic little functions are doing the most:

• amdgpu_sync_create(9)
• amdgpu_sync_same_dev(9)
• amdgpu_sync_get_owner(9)
• amdgpu_sync_keep_later(9)
• amdgpu_sync_fence(9)
• amdgpu_sync_resv(9)
• amdgpu_sync_kfd(9)
• amdgpu_sync_peek_fence(9)
• amdgpu_sync_get_fence(9)
• amdgpu_sync_clone(9)
• amdgpu_sync_move(9)
• amdgpu_sync_push_to_job(9)
• amdgpu_sync_free(9)
• amdgpu_sync_init(9)
• amdgpu_sync_fini(9)

okay that's the whole page, bestie! source/version: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, date: October 2026, page: amdgpu_sync_add_later(9) — mwah 💋🎀