amdgpu_vm_cpu_prepare(9)

amdgpu_vm_cpu_prepare(9) 💅

okay bestie, gather round 🫶 this is the Kernel API Manual page for amdgpu_vm_cpu_prepare, and we're about to get into how you prepare a page table update with the CPU ✨ no cap, it's giving “tiny but important setup step” energy.

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🌸 NAME

amdgpu_vm_cpu_prepare — prepare page table update with the CPU 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS

int amdgpu_vm_cpu_prepare (struct amdgpu_vm_update_params *p , struct amdgpu_sync *sync , u64 k_job_id );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS

• p — bestie, this one points to the amdgpu_vm_update_params definition 👀 see that for the deets.
• sync — the sync obj with fences to wait on ⏳ literally the waiting room for fences.
• k_job_id — the id for tracing/debug purposes 🔍 so the debug girlies can follow along.

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⭐ RETURN

Negativ errno, 0 for success ✅

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🌈 SEE ALSO

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm_cpu.c 📁
• amdgpu_vm_cpu_map_table(9) — bestie, go read it 💅
• amdgpu_vm_cpu_update(9) — also iconic ✨
• amdgpu_vm_cpu_commit(9) — the commit one, slay 🎀

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mwah 💖 this little page comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and it's literally titled amdgpu_vm_cpu_prepare(9) 🦋 periodt.