sdma_v5_2_ri...mit_vm_flush(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 sdma_v5_2_ring_emit_vm_flush — the kernel api manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this page lives in the Kernel API Manual section 9 and the whole title is sdma_v5_2_ring_emit_vm_flush(9) — say it with me, it's a mouthful, but we move ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

sdma_v5_2_ring_emit_vm_flush — vm flush using sDMA. that's the whole vibe, no cap 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void sdma_v5_2_ring_emit_vm_flush (struct amdgpu_ring *ring , unsigned
vmid , uint64_t pd_addr );

literally just three things going in, nothing coming back out. void return, she doesn't do receipts 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ring — an amdgpu_ring pointer. yes it's a pointer. yes you need one. 🫶
  • vmid — the vmid number to use. that's the number, bestie, pick one 🔥
  • pd_addr — address. that's it, that's the description, an address 💀

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

Update the page table base and flush the VM TLB using sDMA. 🌈

that's the entire plot and honestly? iconic. two jobs: page table base gets updated, VM TLB gets flushed, sDMA is the one doing the work. main character energy fr fr 🎀

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the full squad, in order, no one left behind 🫶:

sign-off time 🧚💜

this little page came from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and it's dated October 2026, filed under sdma_v5_2_ri...mit_vm_flush(9) — yes the header truncates the name too, she's doing her best 😭 go read the source, ily, bye 💖🍓

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