amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit(9)
π amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit β it's giving "commit page table update to the HW" β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual π 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 π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit (struct amdgpu_vm_update_params *p , struct dma_fence **fence );
yup that's the whole signature, no notes π
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
pβ this one's the whole personality tbh, it's astruct amdgpu_vm_update_params *and you gotta see theamdgpu_vm_update_paramsdefinition to know what's inside. she's a "go read the struct bestie" situation πfenceβ it's astruct dma_fence **and... it's unused π like, it's literally just sitting there. not doing anything. main character energy but no lines iykyk πΈ
π DESCRIPTION π
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 β¨π₯
lowkey iconic. no cap. π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
- Kernel file:
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm_cpu.cβ go read the source, it's literally right there, don't be shy π amdgpu_vm_cpu_map_table(9)amdgpu_vm_cpu_prepare(9)amdgpu_vm_cpu_update(9)
the whole little cpu squad fr fr π«Ά
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