snd_hdac_regmap_encode_amp(9)
π snd_hdac_regmap_encode_amp(9) β like, the whole Kernel API Manual page but make it make sense
okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a tiny little icon and i'm obsessed with it. it does exactly one thing and it does it flawlessly. main character energy fr fr.
β¨ NAME β¨
snd_hdac_regmap_encode_amp β encodes the AMP verb into a pseudo register π
that's the whole job. that's the assignment. and it ate.
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
snd_hdac_regmap_encode_amp (nid , ch , dir , idx );
four args, no drama. let's get into them π
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
nidβ the widget NID, aka which widget we're talking about bestie πchβ the channel, and the vibes are strict here: left = 0, right = 1. no in-between, no "it's complicated" πdirβ the direction, and it's gotta be either#HDA_INPUTor#HDA_OUTPUT. pick a lane, literally πidxβ the input index value. that's the one. that's the whole description. iykyk π«Ά
π DESCRIPTION π
so basically it returns an encoded pseudo register. that's it. that's the function. no cap, nothing hidden, no secret side quests. you hand it the args, it hands you back the encoded pseudo register, and everybody claps β¨π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the kernel file lives at ./include/sound/hda_regmap.h and honestly go read it, it's giving lore π§
and here's the whole friend group, all slaying in their own lanes:
snd_hdac_regmap_encode_verb(9)snd_hdac_regmap_encode_amp_stereo(9)snd_hdac_regmap_write(9)snd_hdac_regmap_update(9)snd_hdac_regmap_read(9)snd_hdac_regmap_get_amp(9)snd_hdac_regmap_update_amp(9)snd_hdac_regmap_get_amp_stereo(9)snd_hdac_regmap_update_amp_stereo(9)snd_hdac_regmap_sync_node(9)
π that's the whole page bestie, no gatekeeping, every single detail preserved. go encode some pseudo registers, you absolute icon π
so yeah β this lil cutie comes from ./include/sound, dropped in October 2026, living under the Kernel API Manual umbrella. mwah, slay, bye ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms