vce_v4_0_ring_get_rptr(9)
β¨ NAME β¨
vce_v4_0_ring_get_rptr β okay so this is the glow-up page for get read pointer, bestie π
the whole vibe is just: it gets the read pointer. That's it. That's the function. Iconic behavior honestly π
π SYNOPSIS π
uint64_t vce_v4_0_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );
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πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
ringβ anamdgpu_ringpointer, which is literally the main character here π you hand it over and it does its little read-pointer thing. That's the tea β
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
Okay so bestie, lowkey this one is simple and I'm obsessed: it returns the current hardware read pointer β¨ like, the actual hardware one. Not a vibe, not a metaphor β the real deal. It gives you back a uint64_t and you just... have it. Periodt π
β SEE ALSO β
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v4_0.cβ go read the source, iykyk π vce_v4_0_ring_get_wptr(9)β the write pointer sibling, fr frvce_v4_0_ring_set_wptr(9)β the one that sets things, highkey importantvce_v4_0_start(9)β the starter, the beginning, the main character energy π₯
ngl if you're here you're probably deep in the amdgpu ring buffer lore and honestly? respect π«‘
And that's the whole page, bestie β brought to you from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and this manual page is literally called vce_v4_0_ring_get_rptr(9) if you needed to cite your sources πβ¨π see you in the group chat π¦
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