uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_set_wptr(9)
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uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_set_wptr (9) β Kernel API Manual, bestie β¨
okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and today's main character is literally uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_set_wptr. yes it's a mouthful, no we're not shortening it, we respect her full government name π
πΈ NAME πΈ
uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_set_wptr β set enc write pointer π
that's it. that's the whole vibe. she sets the write pointer. she's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_set_wptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );
no cap, that's the whole signature. returns void because she gives nothing back, she just does it. main character energy fr fr π
π ARGUMENTS π
ringβ theamdgpu_ringpointer argument, bestie. it's anamdgpu_ringpointer. that's the whole personality. lowkey mysterious, highkey essential π«Ά
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
so what does she actually do?? she commits the enc write pointer to the hardware π₯
like β the write pointer? it gets committed. to the hardware. that's the tea β the enc write pointer is out here living its best life in the hardware now, no takebacks, no undo button, periodt π
don't overthink it, it's giving "small function, big responsibility" and we stan π
π SEE ALSO π
the whole group chat, obviously π β go say hi to:
Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.cuvd_v7_0_ring_get_rptr(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_get_rptr(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_get_wptr(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_get_wptr(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_set_wptr(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_test_ring(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_get_create_msg(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_get_destroy_msg(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_test_ib(9)uvd_v7_0_hw_init(9)uvd_v7_0_hw_fini(9)uvd_v7_0_mc_resume(9)uvd_v7_0_start(9)uvd_v7_0_stop(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_fence(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_emit_fence(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_hdp_flush(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_test_ring(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_patch_cs_in_place(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_ib(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_emit_ib(9)
like, that's the whole friend group and they ALL live in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu π§ iykyk π
ok real talk before you go β everything above is exactly what the page says, no invented lore, no extra claims. she commits the enc write pointer to the hardware and that is literally it. don't @ me π
and that's the page, bestie!! ππ this lil drop came from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and it's dated October 2026, page name still uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_set_wptr(9) because we do not deadname a manpage π slay, and goodnight β
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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