dm_test_fil...alpha_format(9)
πΈ dm_test_fil...alpha_format(9) π
okay bestie so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally all about dm_test_fill_blending_premulti_alpha_format. yes that's a mouthful, we know, we've been pronouncing it wrong too π«Ά it's a KUnit test thing and honestly it's giving "small function, big responsibility" energy β¨
β¨ NAME β¨
dm_test_fill_blending_premulti_alpha_format β the way this one verifies the premultiplied alpha path. yes. that's the whole job. iconic honestly π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void dm_test_fill_blending_premulti_alpha_format (struct kunit *test );
π ARGUMENTS π
testβ the KUnit test context, aka the little backstage pass that makes the whole test happen. hand it over and you're good ποΈ
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does it DO. it verifies whether premultiplied mode actually enables per-pixel alpha for ARGB8888. that's it. that's the vibe check. no cap, that's the entire description and we're obsessed with the efficiency π
bestie note: this page isn't gonna hand you extra lore β what you see is what the docs give you, and we're keeping it 100% accurate πΈ
π SEE ALSO π
the "Kernel file" you wanna peek at is:
./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_plane_test.c
and now, the moment you've all been waiting for β the FULL friend group, all 73 of them, no skipping, no "tl;dr", we're listing every single one because they're all main characters πβ¨
dm_test_plane_is_video_format_known_video(9)dm_test_fill_blending_defaults(9)dm_test_fill_blending_coverage_alpha_format(9)dm_test_fill_blending_global_alpha(9)dm_test_modifier_has_dcc(9)dm_test_modifier_gfx9_swizzle_mode(9)dm_test_get_plane_formats(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers(9)dm_test_fill_dc_scaling_info(9)dm_test_get_min_max_dc_plane_scaling(9)dm_test_get_cursor_position(9)dm_test_format_mod_supported(9)dm_test_fill_gfx12_plane_attributes_from_modifiers(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_from_modifiers(9)dm_test_helper_check_state_viewport_reject(9)dm_test_validate_dcc_disabled_returns_success(9)dm_test_validate_dcc_video_non_gfx12_fails(9)dm_test_validate_dcc_missing_cap_func_fails(9)dm_test_validate_dcc_cap_callback_fails(9)dm_test_validate_dcc_not_capable_fails(9)dm_test_validate_dcc_success_and_scan_mapping(9)dm_test_validate_dcc_independent_64b_mismatch_fails(9)dm_test_add_modifier_appends_value(9)dm_test_add_modifier_grows_capacity(9)dm_test_add_modifier_noop_when_mods_null(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_tiling_info_from_device_pre_10_3(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_tiling_info_from_device_10_3_plus(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_tiling_info_from_modifier_linear(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_tiling_info_from_modifier_pre_nv(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_tiling_info_from_modifier_nv(9)dm_test_get_format_info(9)dm_test_fill_blending_global_alpha_dcn42(9)dm_test_get_plane_formats_overlay_universal_cap(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_gfx9(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_rv(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_rv_constant_encode(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_gfx10_1(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_gfx10_3(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_gfx11_64k_first(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_gfx11_256k_first(9)dm_test_get_plane_modifiers_gfx12(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_dcc(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_validate_fails(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_dcc_rbplus_64b_no_128bcl(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_dcc_rbplus_128b(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_dcc_rbplus_unconstrained(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_dcc_gfx9_64b(9)dm_test_fill_gfx9_plane_attributes_dcc_gfx9_unconstrained(9)dm_test_fill_gfx12_plane_attributes_block0(9)dm_test_fill_gfx12_plane_attributes_block_unconstrained(9)dm_test_fill_gfx12_plane_attributes_validate_fails(9)dm_test_fill_plane_buffer_attributes_video(9)dm_test_fill_plane_buffer_attributes_gfx12(9)dm_test_get_min_max_dc_plane_scaling_fp16(9)dm_test_helper_check_state_small_viewport_width(9)dm_test_helper_check_state_small_viewport_height(9)dm_test_helper_check_state_bottom_clipped_height(9)dm_test_helper_check_state_scaling_caps(9)dm_test_fill_dc_scaling_info_nv12_dcn1x(9)dm_test_fill_dc_scaling_info_plane_caps(9)dm_test_get_cursor_position_bad_size(9)dm_test_format_mod_supported_d_swizzle_reject(9)dm_test_atomic_async_check_rejects(9)dm_test_atomic_async_check_overlay_cursor(9)dm_test_atomic_check_no_dc_state(9)dm_test_atomic_check_missing_crtc_state(9)dm_test_atomic_check_helper_failure(9)dm_test_atomic_check_color_pipeline_conflict(9)dm_test_atomic_check_scaling_failure(9)dm_test_panic_flush_no_dc_state(9)dm_test_plane_reset_initializes_state(9)dm_test_plane_duplicate_state_copies_fields(9)dm_test_plane_destroy_state_minimal(9)
and that's the page!! mwah π one tiny test, one huge SEE ALSO section, and a whole lot of GPU plane lore. stay hydrated, read your kernel source, and remember: premultiplied alpha is that girl π
sign-off time bestie π β this little beauty comes from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/... and it's dated October 2026. yes, October 2026. future-forward documentation, we love to see it βπ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms