drm_atomic_h...create_state(9)

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💅 drm_atomic_h...create_state(9) — Kernel API Manual

okay so bestie, welcome to the kernel API manual, this one's all about drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state and honestly it's a little cutie. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state — the default &drm_plane_funcs.atomic_create_state hook for planes. that's it, that's the vibe 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct drm_plane_state * drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state (struct drm_plane *plane );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • plane — the plane object. that's the whole argument, she's low maintenance 💅

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so what does she do? she allocates and initializes a pristine drm_plane_state. pristine. brand new. no notes. ✨

and this is genuinely useful for drivers that don't subclass drm_plane_state — like if you're not doing the whole custom-struct thing, this hook has your back fr fr 🫶

⭐ RETURN ⭐

a pointer to the new plane state 💫 — or, if things go sideways, an ERR_PTR on failure. no cap, check it.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie this list is long, but every single one of these is iconic in her own way, so here we go 👑

and that's the whole page bestie, you ate that 💅✨

this lil masterpiece lives at ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026 — mwah, go read the source, ily 🍓💜
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