DRM_MODE_ARG(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… DRM_MODE_ARG(9) β€” like, the printf args for a display mode, bestie

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it is tiny but it is doing So Much for you, i promise 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

DRM_MODE_ARG β€” the actual printf arguments for &struct drm_display_mode

like. that's it. that's the whole job. it hands you the args so your printf-family call doesn't have to think about it πŸ’–


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

DRM_MODE_ARG (m );

no cap, that's the whole signature. one argument, in and out, main character energy πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • m β€” the display mode. yeah. that's the one. your &struct drm_display_mode, freshly handed over, ready to be formatted ✨

πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

the friend group, assembled 🌈 β€” all of these are from the kernel file ./include/drm/drm_modes.h:

πŸ’€ quick vibe check: this page is genuinely just the formatting helper β€” if you're looking for the mode itself, go say hi to struct drm_display_mode(9) instead, she's the icon here πŸ“

and that's the whole page, bestie, go format something pretty πŸ’œ

mwah πŸ’‹ β€” signed off from ./include/drm, dated October 2026, DRM_MODE_ARG(9) forever and always πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

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