bios_parser_...itical_state(9)

💅 bios_parser_...itical_state(9) — like, the whole Kernel API Manual vibe, bestie

okay so welcome to the glow-up of bios_parser_...itical_state(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual. this one is a tiny lil function but it's lowkey doing important work in the VBIOS scratch register, and honestly? we're obsessed. let's get into it 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

bios_parser_set_scratch_critical_state — update critical state bit in VBIOS scratch register

like yes, that's the whole name, no she did not come to play 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void bios_parser_set_scratch_critical_state (struct dc_bios *dcb , bool state );

that's it. that's the signature. short, sweet, iconic 👑

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• dcb — pointer to the DC BIO. like, the whole DC BIO. bestie is pointing at the entire thing, no big deal 💅
• state — set or reset state. so you either set it or you reset it, and honestly that's the whole personality 🫶

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💫 SEE ALSO 💫

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/bios/bios_parser2.c — the actual source, go read it if you're feeling brave 🙈
• bios_parser_get_gpio_pin_info(9) — the gpio pin friend
• bios_parser_get_spread_spectrum_info(9) — the spread spectrum friend

iykyk, they all run in the same lil friend group 💜

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okay and finally, a cute lil sign-off: this page lives way down in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/..., dated October 2026, and it's brought to you by the Kernel API Manual — and by "brought to you" i mean that's literally where it comes from, don't @ me 😭 periodt ✨🌈⭐