sti_hqvdp_get_free_cmd(9)

💅 sti_hqvdp_get_free_cmd(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for sti_hqvdp_get_free_cmd — this is the function you call when you need a command slot that's free and clear, no cap 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

sti_hqvdp_get_free_cmd — the original NAME line leaves the description blank, so no extra spoilers here 🫶

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int sti_hqvdp_get_free_cmd (struct sti_hqvdp *hqvdp );

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• hqvdp — the hqvdp structure 💖

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🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

Look for a hqvdp_cmd that is not being used (or about to be used) by the FW. That's the whole vibe check: find a command that's free, or at least not about to get snatched up by firmware 👀

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

the offset of the command to be used. -1 in error cases 😭

bestie, if you see -1, that's the error case — do not pass go, do not collect your command offset 💀

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hqvdp.c plus these iconique functions:

• sti_hqvdp_get_curr_cmd(9)
• sti_hqvdp_get_next_cmd(9)
• sti_hqvdp_update_hvsrc(9)
• sti_hqvdp_check_hw_scaling(9)
• sti_hqvdp_disable(9)
• sti_hqvdp_vtg_cb(9)
• sti_hqvdp_start_xp70(9)

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mwah 💋 this page comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/sti and is dated October 2026 — periodt, that's the whole manual entry 🌈👑