vcn_v5_0_2_start_dpg_mode(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 vcn_v5_0_2_start_dpg_mode — the kernel API manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to vcn_v5_0_2_start_dpg_mode(9), straight out of the Kernel API Manual. this is a section 9 manpage, she's a function, and she's about to kick the VCN block into dpg mode. iconic behavior, no notes. ✨

🎀 NAME

vcn_v5_0_2_start_dpg_mode — VCN start with dpg mode 🌸

✨ SYNOPSIS

int vcn_v5_0_2_start_dpg_mode (struct amdgpu_vcn_inst *vinst , bool indirect );

like, that's the whole signature. returns an int, takes a struct amdgpu_vcn_inst * and a bool. simple. clean. she ate. 💅

🫶 ARGUMENTS

  • vinst — the VCN instance. your girl. the one we're starting up 💖
  • indirect — indirectly write sram. that's literally what it does, i'm not gonna invent lore i don't have 😭

🦋 DESCRIPTION

Start VCN block with dpg mode. periodt. that's the tea, that's the whole vibe — this is the function that gets the VCN block going in dpg mode, and now you know it exists, and honestly? that's growth. 🌈

👑 SEE ALSO

bestie, the cross-reference list here is long and i respect it deeply. all of these live in the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v5_0_2.c:

also like, the whole ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu directory is the main character here. that's the house she lives in. 🏠

and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀✨ this little gem came from the ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu corner of the kernel, dated October 2026, and she's filed right there in the version labeled vcn_v5_0_2_start_dpg_mode(9) — same energy, same name, no cap. go forth and start that dpg mode. 💜🦋

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