drm_client_s...h_color_mode(9)

💅 drm_client_setup_with_color_mode(9)

okay so real talk bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today — this is the page for drm_client_setup_with_color_mode(9) and honestly? it's a little retro, a little "you're on thin ice", and we're gonna get through it together 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

drm_client_setup_with_color_mode — Setup in-kernel DRM clients for color mode 🌈

literally that's the whole vibe. it sets up the in-kernel DRM clients, but with color mode energy.

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void drm_client_setup_with_color_mode (struct drm_device *dev , unsigned
int color_mode );

no cap, that's the exact signature. two args, no return, void queen 👑

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• dev — the DRM device. your main character struct 🖥️
• color_mode — the preferred color mode for the device. key word preferred, she's not out here guaranteeing anything 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does she do? she sets up the in-kernel DRM clients. that's it, that's the job 💖

It is equivalent to drm_client_setup, but expects a color mode as second argument. that's the whole plot twist — same function, but the second argument is a color mode instead of whatever else.

⚠️ okay this part matters, bestie, do not scroll past: Do not use this function in new drivers. Prefer drm_client_setup with a format of NULL. do not use this function in new drivers! i'm so serious 😭 new drivers use drm_client_setup with a format of NULL. iykyk.

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file: ./drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_client_setup.c
• drm_client_setup(9)
• drm_client_setup_with_fourcc(9)

go read those too, bestie, they're the whole friend group 🧚

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mwah 💜 that's the page! shoutout to the source path ./drivers/gpu/drm/clients, the October 2026 date, and drm_client_s...h_color_mode(9) — see you in the group chat, periodt ✨