virtsnd_pcm_cp_pointer(9)

💅 virtsnd_pcm_cp_pointer(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one lives in virtsnd_pcm_cp_pointer(9) and it's literally the cutest tiny function — it just tells you where the capture stream is at rn 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

virtsnd_pcm_cp_pointer — get the current hardware position for the PCM substream for capture 🎤✨ (yes, capture specifically, don't @ me)

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

snd_pcm_uframes_t virtsnd_pcm_cp_pointer (struct snd_pcm_substream *substream );

like, that's it. one function, one argument, zero drama 💅

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• substream — the Kernel ALSA substream 🫶 that's the whole thing, she's lowkey self-explanatory

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⭐ CONTEXT ⭐

Any context. fr fr — no locks to worry about, no special context required, she's chill in every situation 🌈👑

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

The hardware position, in frames, sitting all cozy inside the [0 ... buffer_size) range 🎯 so like, zero-inclusive, buffer_size-exclusive, no cap 💀

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

Kernel file ./sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c — go read her, she's iconic 👑

• virtsnd_pcm_open(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_close(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_dev_set_params(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_hw_params(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_hw_free(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_prepare(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_trigger(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_sync_stop(9)
• virtsnd_pcm_pb_pointer(9) — her playback sister 🎧💜

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and that's the whole page bestie, no bugs listed, no warnings, she's a clean girlie 🎀

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okay so that's a wrap! this little beauty is from ./sound/virtio, dated October 2026, and you can find her under virtsnd_pcm_cp_pointer(9) whenever you need her — mwah 💋💖