cec_msg_is_broadcast(9)

✨ cec_msg_is_broadcast ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the <pink>Linux Kernel API Manual</pink>, section 9 — the corner of the kernel where CEC (that's HDMI-CEC, the thing that lets your TV yell at your soundbar) lives 💖. And this little function? It's giving "am I shouting at everyone or just one person" energy, and honestly we love that for us.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

cec_msg_is_broadcast — returns true if this is a broadcast message, periodt 💅

Like, that's literally it. That's the whole function. No cap.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int cec_msg_is_broadcast (const struct cec_msg *msg );

Yes queen, that's the whole signature. int in, truth out. 👑

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• msg — the message structure 💌 — like, the actual CEC message you're vibe-checking. It's a const struct cec_msg *, so nobody's messing with it, we're just looking 🔍.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where I introduce you to the whole friend group 🫶 — go read these next, iykyk:

• the kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/cec.h — the mothership, where it all lives 🏠
• struct cec_msg(9) — the struct itself, main character energy ⭐
• cec_msg_initiator(9) — who's talking 👀
• cec_msg_destination(9) — who's being talked to 🎯
• cec_msg_opcode(9) — what they're actually saying, the tea ☕
• cec_msg_init(9) — starting a message from scratch, fresh start bestie ✨
• cec_msg_set_reply_to(9) — setting up the reply chain, threading the group chat 🧵
• cec_msg_recv_is_tx_result(9) — is this a transmit result? 🤔
• cec_msg_recv_is_rx_result(9) — or a receive result? 🙈
• struct cec_caps(9) — capabilities, what your hardware can do 💪
• struct cec_log_addrs(9) — logical addresses, everyone's name tag 🏷️
• struct cec_drm_connector_info(9) — DRM connector info 🖥️
• struct cec_connector_info(9) — connector info, the non-DRM edition 🔌
• struct cec_event_state_change(9) — state change events, the plot twists 😭
• struct cec_event_lost_msgs(9) — lost messages, tragic, we don't talk about it 💀
• struct cec_event(9) — events in general, the whole drama 🎭

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💡 tiny reminder bestie: broadcast means everyone on the bus gets it — no private DMs, just a full-on group announcement 📢

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and that's the page! mwah 💋 this lil' beauty ships from the ./include/uapi/linux directory, dated October 2026 in the kernel docs world 🗓️ — go forth and check your broadcasts, bestie, ilysm 🫶💜🎀