vce_v4_0_ring_set_wptr(9)
π« vce_v4_0_ring_set_wptr(9) π«
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β this one's a tiny little function from the AMDGPU VCE v4.0 world and honestly? It's giving "small but mighty" β¨ Let's get into it.
πΈ NAME πΈ
vce_v4_0_ring_set_wptr β literally just set write pointer, that's the whole vibe π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void vce_v4_0_ring_set_wptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );
no cap, that's the entire signature β returns void, takes exactly one thing π
π ARGUMENTS π
ringβ anamdgpu_ringpointer π that's it, that's the whole argument list, she's lowkey low-maintenance
π DESCRIPTION π
Commits the write pointer to the hardware π₯
like, fr fr β that's the entire description. The function takes the write pointer and commits it to the hardware. Main character energy, minimal dialogue π«Ά
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v4_0.cπ β go read the source bestie, iykyk vce_v4_0_ring_get_rptr(9)β the getter for the read pointer πvce_v4_0_ring_get_wptr(9)β the getter for the write pointer, the sibling of this one πvce_v4_0_start(9)β where the v4.0 party starts β
π friendly reminder: this page lives under ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and it's dated October 2026 β yes, the future, she's ahead of her time π§
and that's the whole page!! mwah π thanks for reading, go commit some write pointers responsibly ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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