uvd_v3_1_semaphore_emit(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… uvd_v3_1_semaphore_emit πŸ’…

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one is literally called uvd_v3_1_semaphore_emit, and no cap, its whole personality is emitting semaphore commands. iconic behavior tbh πŸŽ€

🌸 NAME 🌸

uvd_v3_1_semaphore_emit β€” emit semaphore command πŸ‘‘

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool uvd_v3_1_semaphore_emit (struct radeon_device *rdev , struct
radeon_ring *ring , struct radeon_semaphore *semaphore , bool emit_wait
);

like, yes, it returns a bool, and yes, it takes all those pointers. main character energy fr fr πŸ¦‹

πŸ’– ARGUMENTS πŸ’–

  • rdev β€” a radeon_device pointer. your device bestie 🫢
  • ring β€” a radeon_ring pointer. the ring in question πŸ’…
  • semaphore β€” the semaphore to emit commands for. that's literally its job πŸŽ€
  • emit_wait β€” true if we should emit a wait command. yes, true. as in, do the wait. noted. ✨

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Emit a semaphore command β€” either wait or signal β€” to the UVD ring. that's the whole vibe 😌 not me explaining it exactly like that, but also yes, exactly like that πŸ’œ

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/uvd_v3_1.c β€” go look, iykyk πŸ‘€


and that's the page, bestie πŸ’– source/version situation is ./drivers/gpu/drm/radeon, dated October 2026 πŸŽ€ slay, bye ✨

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