uvd_v3_1_ring_get_rptr(9)

💖 uvd_v3_1_ring_get_rptr(9) 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this one is a tiny little function but she is lowkey doing important work, iykyk 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

uvd_v3_1_ring_get_rptr — get read pointer 🫶 like, literally, that's her whole job

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

uint64_t uvd_v3_1_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one arg, one uint64_t coming back at you ✨

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ring — amdgpu_ring pointer 💅 yeah she just wants a pointer to the ring, that's the whole ask, no cap

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Returns the current hardware read pointer. periodt. 🫶

like bestie I know that's short but that is genuinely the entire plot — you hand her a ring, she gives you back the current hardware read pointer, and honestly? iconic behavior, no notes 🌈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

if you're going down the uvd_v3_1 rabbit hole (and honestly, relatable), the kernel file is chillin' right here:

./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v3_1.c

and these are her besties, go say hi 🧚:

• uvd_v3_1_ring_get_wptr(9)
• uvd_v3_1_ring_set_wptr(9)
• uvd_v3_1_ring_emit_ib(9)
• uvd_v3_1_ring_emit_fence(9)
• uvd_v3_1_ring_test_ring(9)
• uvd_v3_1_mc_resume(9)
• uvd_v3_1_fw_validate(9)
• uvd_v3_1_start(9)
• uvd_v3_1_stop(9)
• uvd_v3_1_hw_init(9)
• uvd_v3_1_hw_fini(9)

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💀 real talk: this page is living at ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and it's dated October 2026, which is genuinely so far away it's giving main character energy from the future ✨ mwah, leaving you with that, bye bestie 💜