vcn_v5_0_0_...clock_gating(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 vcn_v5_0_0_disable_clock_gating — bestie's guide to turning OFF the VCN clock gating 🎀

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a whole vibe. you found the vcn_v5_0_0_...clock_gating(9) entry, and I'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am. no cap, it's shorter than you think. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

vcn_v5_0_0_disable_clock_gating — literally just disables VCN clock gating. that's the whole thing. the name ate and left no crumbs. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void vcn_v5_0_0_disable_clock_gating (struct amdgpu_vcn_inst *vinst );

that's it. one function, one argument, returns nothing (void), iconic behaviour honestly.

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • vinst — the VCN instance. like, which VCN are we talking about. that's your main character right there. ⭐

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Disable clock gating for the VCN block. periodt. that's the entire description, she's lowkey minimal and I respect it. 🧚

ngl this one is short but she's important — you're turning the clock gating off for the VCN block, and that's the whole job.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

okay this is where it gets juicy, because there are SO many siblings. the source lives in the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v5_0_0.c, and here's the whole family, no gatekeeping:

like I said. a whole friend group. 🫶 go read them, iykyk.

and that's the page!! mwah 💋

cute little sign-off: this masterpiece comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026, and yes bestie, that's the source and the date, we're closing the group chat now 💜🌷

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