uvd_v7_0_start(9)

✨ NAME ✨

Okay bestie, welcome to the uvd_v7_0_start(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — this one is literally about starting the UVD block, and it’s giving main-character kernel energy. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int uvd_v7_0_start (struct amdgpu_device *adev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• adev — an amdgpu_device pointer. That’s the whole vibe check for this argument, no cap. ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Setup and start the UVD block. That’s it, that’s the mission — iconic, focused, and lowkey essential. 🫶

💖 SEE ALSO 💖

• Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.c
• uvd_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_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)

Signing off with the source/version ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and the date October 2026 — periodt, bestie. 💜🎀