uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_fence(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_fence — a lil Kernel API Manual moment 💅

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the main character is uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_fence(9). yes it's a long name. yes it's lowkey a mouthful. no we're not changing it. let's go ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_fence — emit an fence & trap command

(not me quoting that grammar exactly as-is, it's giving iconic and we respect it 🫶)

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_fence (struct amdgpu_ring *ring , u64 addr , u64
seq , unsigned flags );

she's void, she returns nothing, she simply does. no cap. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ring — an amdgpu_ring pointer. literally the ring bestie, the whole vibe.
  • addr — the address. that's it, that's the whole thing 🎀
  • seq — the sequence number, a u64 of pure destiny ✨
  • flags — the fence related flags. fence-adjacent. flags for the fence. ykwim 🔥

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

okay so here's the tea 🍓: this function writes a fence and a trap command to the ring. that's the entire plot. two things, one ring, zero drama. she said "fence AND trap" and honestly? ate. 👑

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

bestie there is a whole friend group here, and we're listing every single one of them because nobody gets left out in this house 💖

twenty-two entries. a whole squad. main character energy radiating from every single one of them 🌈

quick vibe check: this page lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and it's page uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_fence(9) of the Kernel API Manual. mwah, that's the whole thing, go emit your fences responsibly 💜
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