vcn_v5_0_2_u...ing_get_rptr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ vcn_v5_0_2_unified_ring_get_rptr ✨

okay bestie, welcome to section 9 of the Kernel API Manual 💅 this is vcn_v5_0_2_u...ing_get_rptr(9) — yes the name is a whole mouthful, the terminal truncated it, that's just how it is, no cap. it's a tiny little function page and honestly? it ate. let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

vcn_v5_0_2_unified_ring_get_rptr — get unified read pointer. literally what it says on the tin, iconic behaviour, zero notes 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

uint64_t vcn_v5_0_2_unified_ring_get_rptr (struct amdgpu_ring *ring );

so it takes one thing and hands you back a uint64_t. that's the whole vibe check. ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • ring — an amdgpu_ring pointer. that's it. that's the argument. she's a simple girl, one parameter, no drama 🙈

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Returns the current hardware unified read pointer. that's the entire description bestie — short, confident, main character energy. it goes and asks the hardware where the unified read pointer is at rn and gives it back to you as a uint64_t. no side quests, no surprises, just the pointer. slay 🔥

ngl this one is genuinely just a getter, so don't go looking for hidden lore — there isn't any. the page is small but the facts are load-bearing 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the fun part, the whole friend group is here 💖 everything lives in the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v5_0_2.c and here's the full squad, in order, exactly as listed:

like, twenty-four whole friends. vcn_v5_0_2_unified_ring_get_wptr(9) and vcn_v5_0_2_unified_ring_set_wptr(9) are the sibling energy ones, obviously — read pointer on the get, write pointer on the get and set. iykyk 🧚

⭐ the cute little sign-off ⭐

this whole page ships out of ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu in October 2026, and it's from the Kernel API Manual (that version-y string is right there in the title: vcn_v5_0_2_u...ing_get_rptr(9), yes it's still truncated, no we cannot fix it, it's part of the aesthetic at this point 😭).

okay that's the page!! go forth and read your pointers, bestie — periodt 💅🎀💖

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