backlight_is_blank(9)

✨ NAME ✨

backlight_is_blank — Return true if display is expected to be blank

okay so bestie, this is the backlight_is_blank(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's lowkey a tiny little vibe check for your display 👀✨. No cap, it's just here to answer one question: is the display expected to be blank? 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool backlight_is_blank (const struct backlight_device *bd );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• bd — the backlight device 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Display is expected to be blank if any of these is true:

1. if power in not UNBLANK ⚡
2. if state indicate BLANK or SUSPENDED 😴

Returns true if display is expected to be blank, false otherwise. periodt. 💯

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./include/linux/backlight.h 📁
• enum backlight_update_reason(9)
• enum backlight_type(9)
• struct backlight_ops(9)
• struct backlight_properties(9)
• struct backlight_device(9)
• backlight_update_status(9)
• backlight_enable(9)
• backlight_disable(9)
• backlight_get_brightness(9)
• bl_get_data(9)

mwah 💋 this page is from ./include/linux, dated October 2026, and it's literally backlight_is_blank(9) — bye bestie! 🫶