sdma_v7_0_load_microcode(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 sdma_v7_0_load_microcode(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a lil function page and it's lowkey iconic, sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓

🌸 NAME 🌸

sdma_v7_0_load_microcode — literally loads the sDMA ME ucode, that's the whole vibe 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int sdma_v7_0_load_microcode (struct amdgpu_device *adev );

like. that's it. that's the whole signature. she's simple, she's clean, she slays 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • adev — a pointer to an amdgpu_device, so basically the whole GPU's main character energy gets passed in right here 👑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So what does she actually do? She loads the sDMA0/1 ucode — both instances, no cap, she's doing the absolute most in the best way 💖

And the return values? Get this:

  • returns 0 when it's all good — success, slay, we ate 🎉
  • returns -EINVAL if the ucode is not available — like if the firmware just did not show up to the party 😭 not the ucode ghosting you 😭
fr fr, that's the whole contract. 0 = good vibes, -EINVAL = no ucode, nothing in between 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this list is long but we don't skip the boring parts in this house, we love a complete list, iykyk 💀

First up, the source file herself:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v7_0.c

And then the whole friend group, in order:

like, the whole sdma_v7_0 fam is here, it's giving family reunion 🧚✨

aaaand that's the page!! 🎀 sign-off time: this lil slice of documentation lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026 — so yeah, future-coded fr 💜 go read the source file bestie, ily, bye 👋💖

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