sdma_v4_4_2_...ing_get_wptr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💫 sdma_v4_4_2_page_ring_get_wptr(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual era 💫

okay so bestie, welcome to the glow-up of the Kernel API Manual page for sdma_v4_4_2_page_ring_get_wptr(9) — yes the title got a lil truncated in the header (sdma_v4_4_2_...ing_get_wptr(9), iconic abbreviation behavior), but we're doing the full name in the NAME section, don't worry 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

sdma_v4_4_2_page_ring_get_wptr — get the current write pointer. that's it. that's the whole job. and she ate 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

uint64_t sdma_v4_4_2_page_ring_get_wptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

literally one function, one arg, returns a uint64_t. low-maintenance queen 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • ring — an amdgpu ring pointer. that's the whole description bestie, it's giving "she doesn't need a long intro, you already know her" 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Get the current wptr from the hardware.

no cap, that's the entire bit. you're grabbing the current write pointer straight off the hardware — hardware-sourced, not vibes-based 🌈 ngl it's a short description but she's efficient, and efficiency is main character energy ⭐

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

first up, the kernel file she lives in:

  • ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v4_4_2.c

and then the whole friend group — the entire sdma_v4_4_2 squad, in order, no one left out (i would NEVER 🙈):

like, the way that's a whole roster 😭 she knows everybody, iykyk 💜

and that's the page!! sign-off time 🎀 this lil masterpiece comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and yeah the footer still says sdma_v4_4_2_...ing_get_wptr(9) because the header and footer are matching, periodt 💅✨

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