vcn_v2_0_dec...insert_start(9)
π vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_insert_start β NAME
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ β this page is literally all about vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_insert_start, and its whole job is to insert a start command. that's it. that's the vibe. π
πΈ SYNOPSIS
void vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_insert_start (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );
no cap, that's the entire signature. she takes one thing and returns nothing (void, we love a queen who doesn't give anything back π).
π¦ ARGUMENTS
ringβ anamdgpu_ringpointer. yeah. that's the whole description. it's a pointer to anamdgpu_ring, and honestly she said what she said π
π₯ DESCRIPTION
so what does she do? she writes a start command to the ring. that's the entire plot π«Ά the ring gets a start command, the story continues, everybody goes home. iconic behavior, no notes.
π SEE ALSO
if you're obsessed with this file (and you should be, lowkey), the kernel file lives right here:
- Kernel file
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v2_0.c
and here's the whole friend group, fr fr β every single one of these is a real reference, bestie, i'm not making them up:
vcn_v2_0_early_init(9)vcn_v2_0_sw_init(9)vcn_v2_0_sw_fini(9)vcn_v2_0_hw_init(9)vcn_v2_0_hw_fini(9)vcn_v2_0_suspend(9)vcn_v2_0_resume(9)vcn_v2_0_mc_resume(9)vcn_v2_0_disable_clock_gating(9)vcn_v2_0_enable_clock_gating(9)vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_get_rptr(9)vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_get_wptr(9)vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_set_wptr(9)vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_insert_end(9)vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_insert_nop(9)vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_emit_fence(9)vcn_v2_0_dec_ring_emit_ib(9)vcn_v2_0_enc_ring_get_rptr(9)vcn_v2_0_enc_ring_emit_fence(9)vcn_v2_0_enc_ring_emit_ib(9)
like, go read them, they're all right there in ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu π
and that's the page!! π§ this masterpiece comes to you courtesy of ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and is dated October 2026, filed under the manual name vcn_v2_0_dec...insert_start(9). mwah, bye bestie ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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