cik_sdma_get_wptr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 cik_sdma_get_wptr(9) — from the Kernel API Manual 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to the group chat, today we're talking about cik_sdma_get_wptr and honestly? it's giving tiny but crucial. this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's about to be your new fave little function. ✨

✨ NAME ✨

cik_sdma_get_wptr — literally just gets you the current write pointer, no cap 🖊️💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

uint32_t cik_sdma_get_wptr (struct radeon_device *rdev , struct
radeon_ring *ring );

like, that's the whole signature. copy it exactly, don't @ me 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • rdev — a radeon_device pointer, aka your radeon device bestie 🎀
  • ring — a radeon_ring pointer, aka the ring in question 💫

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Get the current wptr from the hardware (CIK+). that's it, that's the vibe. it's a getter, it does one thing, and it slays at it. periodt. 👑

ngl this is the good kind of function: it asks the hardware for the current write pointer and hands it right back to you. no drama, no side quests. 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik_sdma.c and honestly the whole friend group shows up here:

like, the whole squad. iykyk 💀💖

and that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon, dated October 2026, and yes the header still says cik_sdma_get_wptr(9) — go off, little manpage. 🧚‍♀️⭐🌸

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