uvd_v4_2_ring_get_wptr(9)

💅 uvd_v4_2_ring_get_wptr(9) 💅

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a short one, bestie — we're in and out, no cap.

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✨ NAME ✨

uvd_v4_2_ring_get_wptr — get write pointer 🎀

like… literally just go get the write pointer. that's the whole job. main character energy fr.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

uint64_t uvd_v4_2_ring_get_wptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

one function, one argument, returns a uint64_t. clean. iconic. periodt.

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• ring — an amdgpu_ring pointer 💖 that's it, that's the whole argument list. she's low maintenance.

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⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

Returns the current hardware write pointer ✨

that's the entire description, and honestly it ate — no fluff, no filler, just the facts. it gives back the current hardware write pointer. done. 🫶

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

peep the kernel file for the full lore:

• ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v4_2.c

and her whole friend group 💅:

• uvd_v4_2_ring_get_rptr(9)
• uvd_v4_2_ring_set_wptr(9)
• uvd_v4_2_hw_init(9)
• uvd_v4_2_hw_fini(9)
• uvd_v4_2_start(9)
• uvd_v4_2_stop(9)
• uvd_v4_2_ring_emit_fence(9)
• uvd_v4_2_ring_test_ring(9)
• uvd_v4_2_ring_emit_ib(9)
• uvd_v4_2_mc_resume(9)

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ngl, this one's a quick read — no warnings, no bugs to flag, no sketchy behaviour. just a girl returning a write pointer 💀💖

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okay bye bestie 🧚💜 this cutie lives over in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and the version of record is dated October 2026 — iykyk 🌈⭐