uvd_v7_0_ring_test_ring(9)
π uvd_v7_0_ring_test_ring(9) β like, the kernel API manual bestie β¨
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β¨ NAME β¨
uvd_v7_0_ring_test_ring β the register write test, bestie. that's it. that's the whole vibe check π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int uvd_v7_0_ring_test_ring (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );
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π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
ringβ anamdgpu_ringpointer π«Ά that's the whole argument, no cap. just the ring, that's who we're testing.
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
So the entire plot of this function is: test if we can successfully write to the context register β¨ like, that's the mission statement, that's the main character energy right there. We're checking whether the write to the context register actually goes through, and the function literally just exists to find that out π
no extra lore, no side quests, just the context register write check π
π SEE ALSO π
okay this list is LONG and honestly kind of iconic, here's the whole squad, every single one, don't skip a single entry or I will simply pass away π
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_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_patch_cs_in_place(9)uvd_v7_0_ring_emit_ib(9)uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_emit_ib(9)
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π¦ where this page comes from
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