radeon_vce_semaphore_emit(9)

💖 radeon_vce_semaphore_emit(9) — like, the semaphore-emitting era 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a little function from the radeon VCE corner of the kernel, and she's got one job: emit a semaphore command. that's it. that's the vibe. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

radeon_vce_semaphore_emit — emit a semaphore command 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool radeon_vce_semaphore_emit (struct radeon_device *rdev , struct
       radeon_ring *ring , struct radeon_semaphore *semaphore , bool emit_wait
       );

returns a bool, takes four args, no cap. 💜

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• rdev — the radeon_device pointer, aka the whole device situation 👑
• ring — the engine to use, like picking which lane you're driving in 🌈
• semaphore — the address of the semaphore, that's the spot 📍
• emit_wait — true = emit wait, false = emit signal 🚦 literally that simple

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💀 SEE ALSO 💀

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_vce.c — go read her, she's iconic:

• radeon_vce_init(9)
• radeon_vce_fini(9)
• radeon_vce_suspend(9)
• radeon_vce_resume(9)
• radeon_vce_idle_work_handler(9)
• radeon_vce_note_usage(9)
• radeon_vce_free_handles(9)
• radeon_vce_get_create_msg(9)
• radeon_vce_get_destroy_msg(9)
• radeon_vce_cs_reloc(9)
• radeon_vce_validate_handle(9)
• radeon_vce_cs_parse(9)
• radeon_vce_ib_execute(9)
• radeon_vce_fence_emit(9)
• radeon_vce_ring_test(9)
• radeon_vce_ib_test(9)

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okay that's the whole page, short and sweet, main character energy only 😭💖

and like, big ups to ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon for being the home base, dated October 2026 — mwah, periodt. 🍓🧚‍♀️