uvd_v1_0_get_wptr(9)

🌸 uvd_v1_0_get_wptr(9) 🌸

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual (section 9) — we are talking about the iconic uvd_v1_0_get_wptr, literally the write-pointer getter. it's giving tiny-but-important kernel helper energy, no cap 💅✨

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✨ NAME ✨

uvd_v1_0_get_wptr — get write pointer, bestie 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

uint32_t uvd_v1_0_get_wptr (struct radeon_device *rdev , struct
       radeon_ring *ring );

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• rdev — a radeon_device pointer, like the device's little ID card 🪪
• ring — a radeon_ring pointer, aka the ring bestie in question 💍

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Returns the current hardware write pointer. that's the whole vibe — it hands you back the current hardware write pointer, periodt ✨🔥

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the kernel file is ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/uvd_v1_0.c, and the whole squad is:

• uvd_v1_0_get_rptr(9)
• uvd_v1_0_set_wptr(9)
• uvd_v1_0_fence_emit(9)
• uvd_v1_0_resume(9)
• uvd_v1_0_init(9)
• uvd_v1_0_fini(9)
• uvd_v1_0_start(9)
• uvd_v1_0_stop(9)
• uvd_v1_0_ring_test(9)
• uvd_v1_0_semaphore_emit(9)
• uvd_v1_0_ib_execute(9)
• uvd_v1_0_ib_test(9)

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mwah 💋 this page is brought to you by the source/version line ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon and the date stamp October 2026 — and yes, uvd_v1_0_get_wptr(9) is the main character. periodt 🫶💜