vmw_cmdbuf_s...vice_command(9)
β¨ NAME β¨
vmw_cmdbuf_send_device_commandβ send a command through the device context.
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πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int vmw_cmdbuf_send_device_command (struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man , const
void *command , size_t size );
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π ARGUMENTS π
manβ the command buffer manager. yes it's literally calledman, and yes it's the manager for the command buffer ππcommandβ a pointer to the command you're sending.sizeβ the size of the command.
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
This function synchronously sends a device context command. that's the whole move β synchronous send, device context command, periodt β¨.
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c β and here's the whole linked-up crew, every single one, no skipping π:
struct vmw_cmdbuf_context(9)struct vmw_cmdbuf_man(9)struct vmw_cmdbuf_header(9)struct vmw_cmdbuf_dheader(9)struct vmw_cmdbuf_alloc_info(9)vmw_cmdbuf_cur_lock(9)vmw_cmdbuf_cur_unlock(9)vmw_cmdbuf_header_inline_free(9)__vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(9)vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(9)vmw_cmdbuf_header_submit(9)vmw_cmdbuf_ctx_init(9)vmw_cmdbuf_ctx_submit(9)vmw_cmdbuf_ctx_process(9)vmw_cmdbuf_man_process(9)vmw_cmdbuf_ctx_add(9)vmw_cmdbuf_irqthread(9)vmw_cmdbuf_work_func(9)vmw_cmdbuf_man_idle(9)__vmw_cmdbuf_cur_flush(9)vmw_cmdbuf_cur_flush(9)vmw_cmdbuf_idle(9)vmw_cmdbuf_try_alloc(9)vmw_cmdbuf_alloc_space(9)vmw_cmdbuf_space_pool(9)vmw_cmdbuf_space_inline(9)vmw_cmdbuf_alloc(9)vmw_cmdbuf_reserve_cur(9)vmw_cmdbuf_commit_cur(9)vmw_cmdbuf_reserve(9)vmw_cmdbuf_commit(9)vmw_cmdbuf_preempt(9)vmw_cmdbuf_startstop(9)vmw_cmdbuf_set_pool_size(9)vmw_cmdbuf_man_create(9)vmw_cmdbuf_remove_pool(9)vmw_cmdbuf_man_destroy(9)
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