vce_v2_0_ring_get_rptr(9)

💅 vce_v2_0_ring_get_rptr(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual chapter, bestie ✨

okay so picture this: it's section 9 of the Kernel API Manual, and we're talking about one very specific little function. no cap, she's small but she's important. 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

vce_v2_0_ring_get_rptr — get read pointer. that's it. that's the whole job. and honestly? she ate. 👑

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

uint64_t vce_v2_0_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

like yes, that's the whole signature. returns a uint64_t, takes one pointer, no drama. 🦋

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• ring — an amdgpu_ring pointer. that's the vibe check right there: you hand her a ring, she does her thing. 💖

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Returns the current hardware read pointer.

literally that's it, that's the function. she looks at the hardware, she tells you where the read pointer is at. no side quests, no surprises, just the current hardware read pointer, periodt. ⭐

ngl bestie, this one's a short read. enjoy it while it lasts 😭

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🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v2_0.c 👀 (yes, go read the source, iykyk)
• vce_v2_0_ring_get_wptr(9)
• vce_v2_0_ring_set_wptr(9)
• vce_v2_0_start(9)

the whole little friend group fr fr 🧚 — get pointer, set pointer, start the thing. iconic lineup. 💜

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🌈 sign-off 🌈

and that's the page, bestie! brought to you by ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, living in the Kernel API Manual — mwah, slay, see you in the next one 💅💖🌸