jpeg_v3_0_dec_ring_get_rptr(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… jpeg_v3_0_dec_ring_get_rptr β€” Kernel API Manual, but make it cute ✨

okay so listen bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is jpeg_v3_0_dec_ring_get_rptr(9). yes it's a whole mouthful, no you don't have to say it out loud at parties. it's giving "my function name is a paragraph" energy and honestly? iconic for that. πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME 🌸

jpeg_v3_0_dec_ring_get_rptr β€” get read pointer 🫢

like literally just. get the read pointer. that's the whole job. main character who knows their purpose.


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

uint64_t jpeg_v3_0_dec_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

look at that signature, uint64_t coming back at you, one singular argument, no drama, no cap. clean. slay. πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • ring β€” an amdgpu_ring pointer, bestie. that's it, that's the argument. it's the ring we're talking about, you hand it over, done. 🀝

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

Returns the current hardware read pointer. ✨

that's it. that's the vibe. it goes and gets the read pointer, straight from the hardware, and hands it back to you as a uint64_t. no hidden tricks, no "oh but if you call it on a tuesdayβ€”" nope. none of that. it just returns the current hardware read pointer fr fr. lowkey the most well-behaved function in the whole file and we respect her for it πŸ‘‘


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

ok quick aside bestie, the whole jpeg_v3_0_* friend group is listed up there β€” init, fini, suspend, resume, start, stop β€” so if you ever need the full lore you know exactly where to look 🧚

and that's the page!! πŸ’– this one came to you straight out of ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and the manual name is jpeg_v3_0_dec_ring_get_rptr(9) in case it slipped your mind (it's a lot of characters, we get it). go forth, get that read pointer, and remember: you ate. πŸ“βœ¨

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