sdma_v5_0_vm_set_pte_pde(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 sdma_v5_0_vm_set_pte_pde ✨

okay so this page lives in the Kernel API Manual bestie, and it's about one very specific little function, so let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

sdma_v5_0_vm_set_pte_pde — update the page tables using sDMA ✨

like, that's the whole vibe. it updates page tables. with sDMA. iconic behavior honestly.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void sdma_v5_0_vm_set_pte_pde (struct amdgpu_ib *ib , uint64_t pe ,
uint64_t addr , unsigned count , uint32_t incr , uint64_t flags );

she takes a bunch of arguments and returns void — no return value, no drama, she just does the thing 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ib — the indirect buffer to fill with commands 📝 like this is where the commands go, bestie, she's writing into it
  • pe — addr of the page entry. yes, addr of the page entry. that's the address of the page entry, no cap
  • addr — dst addr to write into pe 🎯 the destination address that gets written into pe
  • count — number of page entries to update 🔢 how many page entries we're updating, fr fr
  • incr — increase next addr by incr bytes 📈 every next addr goes up by this many bytes
  • flags — access flags 🔑 the access flags, periodt

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Update the page tables using sDMA (NAVI10). 🧚✨

that's it, that's the description. short and sweet and lowkey perfect. NAVI10 is doing the sDMA thing, the page tables get updated, everyone slays.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file where all this magic lives:

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

and her whole friend group, aka every sibling function in the family 😭👑

💀 tiny lil heads up bestie: this page is filed under ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and it's dated October 2026. girlies stay booked and busy 🗓️✨

k that's the whole page 🫶 mwah, go update some page tables responsibly, iykyk 💜🌸

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