vce_v3_0_ring_get_wptr(9)
π vce_v3_0_ring_get_wptr β like, the whole manual page, bestie
ok so real talk: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and its whole entire name is vce_v3_0_ring_get_wptr(9). yes the whole thing. it's a C function deep in the kernel and honestly it's giving "small but vital" energy, which is so main character of it. π
β¨ NAME β¨
vce_v3_0_ring_get_wptr β get write pointer, periodt. that's the job. that's the whole assignment. π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
uint64_t vce_v3_0_ring_get_wptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );
likeβ¦ that's it. one function, one argument, one uint64_t coming back at you. no cap, she's lowkey elegant. β¨
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
ringβ anamdgpu_ringpointer, bestie. that's the thing you hand over. she needs it. don't ask questions, just pass the ring. π«Ά
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
so what does she do? she returns the current hardware write pointer. that's it. that's the vibe. you call her, she tells you where the hardware's write pointer currently is, and she hands it back to you as a uint64_t. iconic behaviour, honestly. π
no side quests, no hidden flags, no "oh btw it alsoβ" nope. read the pointer, return the pointer, log off. β
ngl this is one of those tiny helpers that keeps the whole ring buffer situation from becoming a whole mess. respect her. π
π§ SEE ALSO π§
- the kernel file she lives in, fr fr:
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v3_0.c vce_v3_0_ring_get_rptr(9)β the read pointer twin πvce_v3_0_ring_set_wptr(9)β the one that actually sets the write pointer, her more chaotic sibling πvce_v3_0_start(9)β the starter-up of things π₯
and that's the page!! π she's from the ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu source, dated October 2026, and she's filed under vce_v3_0_ring_get_wptr(9) in the Kernel API Manual β go forth and get those write pointers, bestie πβ¨π¦
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms