amdgpu_vce_i...work_handler(9)
π amdgpu_vce_idle_work_handler(9) β from the Kernel API Manual, bestie
okay so real talk, this whole page lives in the Kernel API Manual, and the function it's hyping up is amdgpu_vce_idle_work_handler β like the full grown-up name on the header is amdgpu_vce_i...work_handler(9) but we all know her π
β¨ NAME β¨
amdgpu_vce_idle_work_handler β the girl whose whole job is powering off VCE ππ
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void amdgpu_vce_idle_work_handler (struct work_struct *work );
that's it. that's the whole signature. no cap, she takes exactly one thing and returns absolutely nothing (void, as in "i give you no information back, i just do things" β main character energy honestly) π
π ARGUMENTS π
workβ a pointer to the work structure π«Ά literally just a pointer to astruct work_struct, that's the whole vibe check
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
so when VCE isn't being used any more β like nobody's touching it, it's just sitting there existing β this handler's entire personality is powering it off. that's the tea π΅β¨
basically: not in use β powered down. iconic, lowkey efficient, no notes π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the kernel file herself lives right here, go say hi: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c π
and her whole friend group, fr fr β all of these are (9) sections and they're all part of the same VCE cinematic universe π:
amdgpu_vce_firmware_name(9)amdgpu_vce_early_init(9)amdgpu_vce_sw_init(9)amdgpu_vce_sw_fini(9)amdgpu_vce_entity_init(9)amdgpu_vce_suspend(9)amdgpu_vce_resume(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_begin_use(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_end_use(9)amdgpu_vce_free_handles(9)amdgpu_vce_get_create_msg(9)amdgpu_vce_get_destroy_msg(9)amdgpu_vce_validate_bo(9)amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc(9)amdgpu_vce_validate_handle(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_parse_cs(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_parse_cs_vm(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_emit_ib(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_emit_fence(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_test_ring(9)amdgpu_vce_ring_test_ib(9)
whole squad ate, honestly ππ§
ngl bestie, this page came straight out of ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and she's dated October 2026 β so go off, future girlies 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