sdma_v5_0_ring_get_rptr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💫 sdma_v5_0_ring_get_rptr(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition 💫

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is literally a function called sdma_v5_0_ring_get_rptr. yeah. that one. buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

sdma_v5_0_ring_get_rptr — get the current read pointer 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

uint64_t sdma_v5_0_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

like, that's the whole signature. she's cute, she's tidy, she returns a uint64_t. no cap. 🦋

🧚 ARGUMENTS 🧚

  • ring — amdgpu ring pointer. that's the vibe. you hand her a ring, she does her thing 🫶

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so what does she actually do? she gets the current rptr from the hardware (NAVI10+). that's it. that's the whole personality. ✨

lowkey iconic that a two-line description is carrying this much main character energy, but here we are 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives right here, bestie:

  • ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_0.c

and here's the whole friend group, fr fr — every single one of these is invited to the group chat:

🍓 reminder: the whole squad lives over in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu — that's the source spot, iykyk 💜

and that's the page!! mwah 💋 this one comes from the Kernel API Manual, lives under ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and it's dated October 2026 — so yeah, she's from the future, slay 🌈⭐💖

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