drm_client_modeset_commit(9)

💖 drm_client_modeset_commit(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this one's a little kernel function called drm_client_modeset_commit. she's short, she's sweet, she commits CRTC config, and honestly? iconic behaviour. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

drm_client_modeset_commit — Commit CRTC configuration 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int drm_client_modeset_commit (struct drm_client_dev *client );

like yes that's the whole signature, she's not doing too much, love that for her ✨

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• client — the DRM client 🫶 that's it, that's the argument. the DRM client. main character of this function fr fr.

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so basically the whole vibe here is: commit modeset configuration to crtcs 🔥

like, it takes the modeset configuration and commits it. to the crtcs. periodt. no cap, that's literally the entire description and honestly sometimes a function just knows what she is 💅✨

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

• Zero on success 🎀 (slay)
• negative error code on failure 😭 (not slay, but we move)

it's giving "just check the return value bestie" energy, iykyk 🙈

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🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c — the source file, go read her, she's right there 👑
• drm_client_modeset_probe(9)
• drm_client_rotation(9)
• drm_client_modeset_check(9)
• drm_client_modeset_commit_locked(9)
• drm_client_modeset_dpms(9)
• drm_client_modeset_wait_for_vblank(9)

the whole friend group honestly, go say hi to all of them 🧚💖

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ngl if you're here because a commit failed, check that return value first — it will tell you what's up. negative error code means something went sideways, and she's not gonna sugarcoat it 💀

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and that's the page bestie!! this one came to us from ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026 — mwah, thank you for reading, drink some water, and may all your commits return zero 🌈💜🍓