sdma_v7_0_ring_pad_ib(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ sdma_v7_0_ring_pad_ib(9) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💅 this one's a lil function called sdma_v7_0_ring_pad_ib and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she does exactly one (1) thing. lowkey iconic.

🌸 NAME 🌸

sdma_v7_0_ring_pad_ib — pad the IB 🎀

like... that's it. that's the whole job. pad the IB. no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void sdma_v7_0_ring_pad_ib (struct amdgpu_ring *ring , struct amdgpu_ib
*ib );

returns nothing (void), takes two pointers, minds her own business. periodt. ✨

💜 ARGUMENTS 💜

  • ring — amdgpu ring pointer 🔥 this is the ring bestie, the whole vibe
  • ib — indirect buffer to fill with padding 🫶 yeah she's the one getting stuffed with NOPs

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this function pads the IB with NOPs until it hits a boundary that's a multiple of 8. that's the entire plot. no plot twist. just NOPs, alignment, and main character energy. the way that she just... aligns things to 8... obsessed honestly 😭💖

ngl this is the kind of function that shows up, does its little alignment thing, and leaves. respect. 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie there are SO many siblings, buckle up 🧚‍♀️✨

like I said. a whole friend group. iykyk 💀🫶

aaaand that's the page!! 🌟 big slay to ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu for being the source/version bestie, and shoutout to October 2026 for the date stamp on this lil masterpiece. mwah. 💋🎀 go pad something, queen. 👑✨

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