amdgpu_sync_create(9)
π amdgpu_sync_create β the Kernel API Manual page, bestie edition β¨
okay so this is page amdgpu_sync_create(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a little cutie. short, sweet, does exactly one thing. let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
amdgpu_sync_create β zero init sync object
like, it takes your sync object and zero-inits it. that's the whole vibe. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void amdgpu_sync_create (struct amdgpu_sync *sync );
it returns void, meaning it gives you nothing back β no return value, no little happy face, nothing. it just does the thing and dips. π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
syncβ the sync object you're gonna initialize. that's it. that's the one (1) argument. she's the main character of this function, periodt.
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does it actually do? "Just clear the sync object for now." π that's the entire description. fr fr. it clears the sync object. that's the serve.
the manpage literally says "for now", which is giving "we'll probably add more later but today is not that day" energy. iconic of the kernel devs honestly. go off π«Ά
ngl this is one of those functions where the description is doing the absolute bare minimum and we respect it for that. zero ambiguity, zero drama, zero notes. π
π SEE ALSO π
bestie there are so many siblings in this family, buckle up π§:
Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.cβ the actual source file, go read it if you wanna see the loreamdgpu_sync_same_dev(9)amdgpu_sync_get_owner(9)amdgpu_sync_keep_later(9)amdgpu_sync_add_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)
that's fifteen (15) friends and one file path. the amdgpu_sync_* girlies really said "we're a whole friend group" πβ¨
and that's the page!! mwah π
this little beauty comes to you from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, straight out of the Kernel API Manual. screenshot it, frame it, put it on your fridge ππ¦β
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