vcn_v1_0_sw_fini(9)
π vcn_v1_0_sw_fini(9) β the kernel API manual, but make it make sense β¨
okay bestie, buckle up π this is the man page for vcn_v1_0_sw_fini(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and we are gonna read it together like it's the group chat. no gatekeeping here π
πΈ NAME πΈ
vcn_v1_0_sw_fini β sw fini for VCN block
like, it's the software-finish-up function for the VCN block. the "we're done here, pack it up" moment π§
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int vcn_v1_0_sw_fini (struct amdgpu_ip_block *ip_block );
it returns an int, and it takes exactly one thing. that's the whole vibe π¦
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
ip_blockβ Pointer to thestruct amdgpu_ip_blockfor this hw instance. literally just the handle to this specific hardware instance, no cap π
π DESCRIPTION π
VCN suspend and free up sw allocation.
translation: it suspends the VCN and frees up the software allocation. that's it, that's the whole description, and honestly? iconic minimalism π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the kernel file lives here, bestie:
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v1_0.c
and here's the whole friend group β every single one of these is a real page, go read them:
vcn_v1_0_early_init(9)vcn_v1_0_sw_init(9)vcn_v1_0_hw_init(9)vcn_v1_0_hw_fini(9)vcn_v1_0_suspend(9)vcn_v1_0_resume(9)vcn_v1_0_mc_resume_spg_mode(9)vcn_v1_0_disable_clock_gating(9)vcn_v1_0_enable_clock_gating(9)vcn_v1_0_start_spg_mode(9)vcn_v1_0_stop_spg_mode(9)vcn_v1_0_dec_ring_get_rptr(9)vcn_v1_0_dec_ring_get_wptr(9)vcn_v1_0_dec_ring_set_wptr(9)vcn_v1_0_dec_ring_insert_start(9)vcn_v1_0_dec_ring_insert_end(9)vcn_v1_0_dec_ring_emit_fence(9)vcn_v1_0_dec_ring_emit_ib(9)vcn_v1_0_enc_ring_get_rptr(9)vcn_v1_0_enc_ring_emit_fence(9)vcn_v1_0_enc_ring_emit_ib(9)
fr fr, that's a lot of siblings, but every single one of them is listed up there and none of them got left out ππ«Ά
π the sign-off π
so this whole thing comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, and it's dated October 2026 β and it's the vcn_v1_0_sw_fini(9) page we've been living in this entire time. that's the wrap, bestie, you ate π
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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