uvd_v5_0_ring_set_wptr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 uvd_v5_0_ring_set_wptr(9) — like, the whole vibe 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this is a page about one (1) tiny function and honestly? she's iconic. sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, let's get into it.

🌸 NAME 🌸

uvd_v5_0_ring_set_wptr — set write pointer. that's it. that's the whole job. no cap 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void uvd_v5_0_ring_set_wptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

one function, returns void (so like, nothing comes back — she's not giving you a return value, she's giving you commitment), takes exactly one argument. periodt. 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • ring — an amdgpu_ring pointer. yes, that's a pointer to a struct amdgpu_ring. she's the main character here, the whole function revolves around her 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Bestie. Listen. What she does is commit the write pointer to the hardware. that's literally it. that's the tea 💅

like, the write pointer gets written out to the actual hardware, fr fr. no extra steps, no hidden lore, no surprise behaviour — just the commit. slay. 🔥

😭 SEE ALSO 😭

the source lives in the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v5_0.c — go read it, iykyk 📖

and obviously her whole friend group, all of them linked up:

like, the whole squad 🌈 go say hi to all of them 💜

ngl if you got here looking for drama, there isn't any — she just sets the write pointer and minds her business 🙈

sign-off time, bestie 🧚‍♀️ this little masterpiece lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and the calendar said October 2026 when she got her moment in the sun. mwah 💋 go commit some write pointers, you're gonna do amazing ⭐👑

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