uvd_v7_0_enc_get_create_msg(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 uvd_v7_0_enc_get_create_msg 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this one's a kernel function page, yes, a kernel function page, and honestly? it's giving "small but crucial." we're in the uvd_v7_0 era of the AMDGPU driver and this little icon is the one that generates a UVD ENC create msg. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

uvd_v7_0_enc_get_create_msg — generate a UVD ENC create msg 🦋

like, that's literally it. that's the job. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int uvd_v7_0_enc_get_create_msg (struct amdgpu_ring *ring , u32 handle ,
       struct amdgpu_bo *bo , struct dma_fence **fence );

returns an int, takes four things, slay. 💅

👑 ARGUMENTS 👑

  • ring — the ring we should submit the msg to 💫 (this is where the whole thing gets sent, so like, choose wisely bestie)
  • handle — session handle to use 🔑
  • bo — amdgpu object for which we query the offset 🧚
  • fence — optional fence to return ⭐ (optional!! so you can pass it or not, no pressure, main character choice)

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Open up a stream for HW test 🔥

literally that's the description, fr fr. stream: opened. HW test: that's the purpose. periodt. 💜

ngl this page is short — the description is exactly one line in the original and we're not gonna lie to you and invent more. what you see is what you get, bestie. 🙈

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.c — that's the house this function lives in 🏠

and the whole friend group, in the order the original lists them (keeping it exact, iykyk):

go read those if you wanna understand the whole friend group 💖

and that's the page!! 🎀 stay hydrated, keep your rings submitted correctly, and remember: create msg in, stream opened, HW test ready. bye bestie 💜

this cutie came from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and answers to the name uvd_v7_0_enc_get_create_msg(9) 🦋✨

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