sdma_v2_4_ring_get_rptr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 sdma_v2_4_ring_get_rptr(9)

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about one tiny function that does one tiny thing, but bestie it's important okay 😤

✨ NAME ✨

sdma_v2_4_ring_get_rptr — get the current read pointer 🎯

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

uint64_t sdma_v2_4_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

like, it returns a uint64_t and takes exactly one arg, no cap 💖

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ring — amdgpu ring pointer 🎀 the one and only thing you hand it, and yes it's a ring pointer from amdgpu, that's the whole vibe

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

Get the current rptr from the hardware (VI+). periodt ✨

that's it. that's the function. it reaches into the hardware, grabs the current read pointer, and hands it back to you as a uint64_t. VI+ only, so if you're on something older this is not your era 🙈

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the main character file itself lives at ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c — go read it, iykyk 📖

and here's the whole friend group, all of them, no one left out 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie 🌈 this cutie lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and the version of the page you're reading is dated October 2026 — so go get that read pointer, slay, and drink some water 💖✨🎀🦋

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