sdma_v5_0_vm_write_pte(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 sdma_v5_0_vm_write_pte(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for sdma_v5_0_vm_write_pte(9) — yes, that’s the whole title, and we’re folding it in right here at the top like a little name tag 🫶. this one is short, sweet, and literally about updating PTEs by hand, so let’s get into it ✨.

🎀 NAME 🎀

sdma_v5_0_vm_write_pte — update PTEs by writing them manually 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void sdma_v5_0_vm_write_pte (struct amdgpu_ib *ib , uint64_t pe ,
       uint64_t value , unsigned count , uint32_t incr );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ib — indirect buffer to fill with commands 🛠️
  • pe — addr of the page entry 📍
  • value — dst addr to write into pe 🎯
  • count — number of page entries to update 🔢
  • incr — increase next addr by incr bytes 📈

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so the whole vibe here is: update PTEs by writing them manually using sDMA (NAVI10) 💅. that’s it, that’s the function, and it’s giving very “do it by hand, no cap” energy 🫶.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

mwah 💖 — source/version ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, date October 2026, manual Kernel API Manual, page sdma_v5_0_vm_write_pte(9). bye bestie 🫶

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