uvd_v1_0_ib_execute(9)
β¨ uvd_v1_0_ib_execute β like, the whole manual page π
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πΈ NAME πΈ
uvd_v1_0_ib_execute β execute indirect buffer
Literally what it says on the tin, no cap: it executes an indirect buffer. That's the whole vibe. β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void uvd_v1_0_ib_execute (struct radeon_device *rdev , struct radeon_ib
*ib );
bestie look at that signature β void return, so it hands you nothing back, it just does the thing and leaves. main character energy fr fr π
π ARGUMENTS π
rdevβ aradeon_devicepointer. like, the radeon device itself, your whole entire context, the friend group if you will π«Άibβ the indirect buffer to execute. this is the one actually getting sent out into the world, go little buffer go π¦
π DESCRIPTION π
Write ring commands to execute the indirect buffer.
that's it. that's the description. it writes ring commands so the indirect buffer actually gets executed. short, sweet, iconic, periodt π₯
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/uvd_v1_0.c β yes the whole file, it's giving source-code realness π β plus the whole uvd_v1_0 squad, all of them, not one skipped:
uvd_v1_0_get_rptr(9)uvd_v1_0_get_wptr(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_test(9)
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