vcn_v2_0_hw_fini(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… vcn_v2_0_hw_fini(9) β€” or, how to say bye to the hardware block

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a little kernel-side baddie called vcn_v2_0_hw_fini and honestly? it's giving "last one to leave the party turns off the lights" πŸŽ€


🌸 NAME

vcn_v2_0_hw_fini β€” stop the hardware block πŸ›‘


✨ SYNOPSIS

int vcn_v2_0_hw_fini (struct amdgpu_ip_block *ip_block );

that's the whole vibe fr fr πŸ’–


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS

  • ip_block β€” a pointer to the amdgpu_ip_block for this hw instance, no cap 🫢 like, this specific one, not somebody else's block, iykyk

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION

So basically πŸ’€ this function stops the VCN block, and then it marks the ring as not ready any more πŸŽ€ that's it, that's the whole glow-up-to-glow-down. it's the cleanup era, the "we're done here" moment, the iconic little finale πŸ”₯


🌈 SEE ALSO

the kernel file where all this lives, periodt:

./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v2_0.c

and the whole friend group, because nobody does it alone πŸ’…:


lowkey a whole squad, and they all live under ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu β€” you already knew that though 😌

and that's the wrap bestie!! 🧚 this page came straight from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and you're reading vcn_v2_0_hw_fini(9) β€” slay, go stop that hardware block πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŽ€

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