vcn_v4_0_5_sw_init(9)

💅 vcn_v4_0_5_sw_init(9) — Kernel API Manual ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual for vcn_v4_0_5_sw_init(9) — the VCN block's sw init girlie. she's lowkey the one who kicks everything off, and honestly? iconic.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

vcn_v4_0_5_sw_init — sw init for VCN block, no cap 💖

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int vcn_v4_0_5_sw_init (struct amdgpu_ip_block *ip_block );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ip_block — Pointer to the amdgpu_ip_block for this hw instance. that's her little anchor to reality, fr fr 🫶

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Load firmware and sw initialization. that's it, that's the whole vibe — she loads the firmware and does the software init, and then she's done. main character energy only, periodt 💅

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the whole friend group, bestie — go say hi to all of them:

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v4_0_5.c 📁
• vcn_v4_0_5_early_init(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_sw_fini(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_hw_init(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_hw_fini(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_suspend(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_resume(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_mc_resume(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_mc_resume_dpg_mode(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_disable_static_power_gating(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_enable_static_power_gating(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_disable_clock_gating(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_disable_clock_gating_dpg_mode(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_enable_clock_gating(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_start_dpg_mode(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_start(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_stop_dpg_mode(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_stop(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_pause_dpg_mode(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_unified_ring_get_rptr(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_unified_ring_get_wptr(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_unified_ring_set_wptr(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_set_unified_ring_funcs(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_is_idle(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_wait_for_idle(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_set_clockgating_state(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_process_interrupt(9)
• vcn_v4_0_5_set_irq_funcs(9)

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and that's the whole page, bestie 🧚💜 this lil gem lives at ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu and it's dated October 2026 — go forth and init some software, ily, bye 🍓🎀