dm_test_back...hort_circuit(9)
π NAME π
okay so bestie, welcome to dm_test_back...hort_circuit(9) β yes that's the Kernel API Manual, we're in the big leagues now π
β and this little icon is literally the test for Backlight caps valid short circuit, fr fr. that's the whole vibe. no cap.
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void dm_test_backlight_caps_valid_short_circuit (struct kunit *test );
like, that's the whole signature. she's a void, she takes one thing, she slays β¨
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
testβ the KUnit test context π§ this is the lil' container that holds all the test-y stuff while the test is doing its thing. you hand it over, she does her short-circuit check, iconic behavior honestly.
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
π Kernel file π
the source lives here, go look, she's right there:
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_backlight_test.c
π the whole friend group π
okay so there are a LOT of siblings in this test file and honestly they all deserve a shoutout, so here's the full lineup in the exact order they appear, no skipping, no summarizing, i promised π«Ά
dm_test_find_stream_with_link_returns_match(9)dm_test_find_stream_with_link_missing(9)dm_test_backlight_set_level_connector_off(9)dm_test_backlight_set_level_no_stream(9)dm_test_backlight_set_level_aux_programs_power_module(9)dm_test_backlight_set_level_pwm_programs_power_module(9)dm_test_backlight_set_level_reallows_idle(9)dm_test_backlight_update_status_no_stream(9)dm_test_backlight_get_level_pwm_success(9)dm_test_backlight_get_level_pwm_error(9)dm_test_backlight_get_level_aux_success(9)dm_test_backlight_get_level_aux_error(9)dm_test_backlight_get_brightness_uses_device_index(9)dm_test_register_backlight_device_negative_index(9)dm_test_register_backlight_device_success(9)dm_test_panel_power_savings_show_maps_disable_to_zero(9)dm_test_panel_power_savings_show_reports_level(9)dm_test_panel_power_savings_store_sets_disable(9)dm_test_panel_power_savings_store_forbidden(9)dm_test_panel_power_savings_store_rejects_invalid_text(9)dm_test_panel_power_savings_store_rejects_out_of_range(9)dm_test_backlight_device_index_matches_second(9)dm_test_backlight_device_index_missing_fallback(9)dm_test_backlight_caps_aux_support_noop(9)dm_test_backlight_caps_non_aux_sets_defaults(9)dm_test_brightness_range_null_caps(9)dm_test_brightness_range_pwm(9)dm_test_brightness_range_aux(9)dm_test_brightness_to_user_null_caps(9)dm_test_brightness_to_user_below_min(9)dm_test_brightness_to_user_at_max(9)dm_test_brightness_to_user_at_min(9)dm_test_brightness_to_user_midpoint_pwm(9)dm_test_brightness_from_user_null_caps(9)dm_test_brightness_from_user_zero(9)dm_test_brightness_from_user_max(9)dm_test_brightness_from_user_aux(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_no_data_points(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_debug_mask_disables(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_exact_match(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_below_first(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_interpolation(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_above_last(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_single_data_point(9)dm_test_custom_brightness_lower_lum_zero(9)dm_test_brightness_to_user_above_max(9)dm_test_brightness_from_user_midrange(9)dm_test_brightness_from_user_with_curve(9)dm_test_brightness_range_zero_signals(9)dm_test_backlight_fill_props_ac_linear(9)dm_test_backlight_fill_props_dc_nonlinear(9)dm_test_backlight_fill_props_default_range(9)dm_test_update_connector_ext_caps_negative_bl_idx(9)dm_test_update_connector_ext_caps_non_edp(9)dm_test_update_connector_ext_caps_oled_defaults(9)dm_test_update_connector_ext_caps_luminance_values(9)dm_test_update_connector_ext_caps_force_aux(9)dm_test_update_connector_ext_caps_force_pwm(9)dm_test_should_create_sysfs_abm_forced(9)dm_test_should_create_sysfs_non_edp(9)dm_test_should_create_sysfs_no_backlight_index(9)dm_test_should_create_sysfs_oled_no_cacp(9)dm_test_should_create_sysfs_oled_cacp(9)dm_test_should_create_sysfs_lcd_panel(9)dm_test_setup_backlight_device_non_edp(9)dm_test_setup_backlight_device_connection_none(9)dm_test_setup_backlight_device_max_edps(9)dm_test_setup_backlight_device_oled_success(9)dm_test_setup_backlight_device_attaches_abm_property(9)
like. sixty-nine friends. that's not a manpage that's a whole group chat π but we got through it, together.
ok real talk β everything above is exactly what the page says, i didn't add a single crumb of extra speculation. if you need the real deets, read the kernel file, bestie. π
and that's a wrap on this one, babes π¦β¨ brought to you by the source path ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/... and the version/date energy of October 2026, all served up under the manual name dm_test_back...hort_circuit(9) in the Kernel API Manual π«Ά periodt, go touch some backlight code, mwah π
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