uvd_v7_0_ring_get_rptr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 uvd_v7_0_ring_get_rptr — a whole manual page, bestie 💖

okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's about uvd_v7_0_ring_get_rptr. yes it's a mouthful, no you're not gonna say it out loud. it's giving "tiny function, huge name energy" and honestly? we respect it. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

uvd_v7_0_ring_get_rptr — get read pointer. that's it. that's the whole job. short king behavior. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

uint64_t uvd_v7_0_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

literally one arg, returns a uint64_t, no drama. 🦋

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

  • ring — an amdgpu_ring pointer. that's the whole vibe check for this parameter. hand it a ring and you're good. ✨

🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

Returns the current hardware read pointer.

that's it!! no lore, no side quests, no "but actually—". it goes and gets the read pointer from the hardware and hands it back to you like a bestie who grabbed you a drink. 🍓 simple. iconic. ate. 💚

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives right here, no cap:

./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.c

and it comes with a whole friend group (this function's family is large, we're talking extended-cousins-at-the-wedding large) 😭:

like, the whole uvd_v7_0 cinematic universe is in here. iykyk. 💜

and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 this little gem comes to you from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026 — so jot that down, it's the vibe stamp at the bottom of the page. hope this helped fr fr, go get that read pointer, you got this 💖✨🦋

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