sdma_v5_2_ring_test_ring(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 sdma_v5_2_ring_test_ring(9) 💖

Okay so this is sdma_v5_2_ring_test_ring(9), straight outta the Kernel API Manual, and bestie it is literally the vibe check for the DMA engine. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

sdma_v5_2_ring_test_ring — simple async dma engine test. That's the whole assignment. No cap. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

int sdma_v5_2_ring_test_ring (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • ring — the amdgpu_ring structure holding ring information. That's the main character here, fr fr. 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what it does is literally: test the DMA engine by using it to write a value to memory. It returns 0 for success and an error for failure. That's it, periodt. 💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_2.c

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Source energy: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu · date: October 2026 · byeee bestie, go test that ring 💅✨

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