amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit β€” it's giving "commit page table update to the HW" ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual πŸŽ€ β€” this little function lives over in amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit(9) and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she does exactly one job. let's get into it πŸ’–


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit (struct amdgpu_vm_update_params *p , struct dma_fence **fence );

yup that's the whole signature, no notes πŸ’…


🫢 ARGUMENTS 🫢

  • p β€” this one's the whole personality tbh, it's a struct amdgpu_vm_update_params * and you gotta see the amdgpu_vm_update_params definition to know what's inside. she's a "go read the struct bestie" situation πŸ’€
  • fence β€” it's a struct dma_fence ** and... it's unused πŸ™ˆ like, it's literally just sitting there. not doing anything. main character energy but no lines iykyk 🌸

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

okay so here's the vibe: this function makes sure that the hardware sees the page table updates. that's it. that's the whole thing. she commits the page table update to the HW, and she doesn't gatekeep, she doesn't overexplain, she just makes sure the hardware is caught up ✨πŸ”₯

lowkey iconic. no cap. πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

the whole little cpu squad fr fr 🫢


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