drm_connect...ata_property(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌈 drm_connector_attach_hdr_output_metadata_property(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes, the kernel kernel, we're in the DRM guts today and honestly it's giving main character energy. This page is about one tiny function that makes your screen look gorgeous. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

drm_connector_attach_hdr_output_metadata_property — the function that attaches the "HDR_OUTPUT_METADATA" property. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void drm_connector_attach_hdr_output_metadata_property (struct
drm_connector *connector );

look at her. iconic signature. no return value because she doesn't need one, she just does it. 👑

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • connector — the connector you're attaching the property on. that's the whole assignment bestie, she just wants a connector. 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so what does this actually do? it lets the userspace send HDR Metadata to the driver. like, userspace says "hey here's some HDR metadata" and the driver goes "say less" and now your content is popping off. HDR slays, honestly. 🔥

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

okay this list is long long, so buckle up. it's all the connector-adjacent lore you could ever need, plus a kernel file overview. the way that standard connector properties(9) shows up twice?? she said double the flavor, double the fun 💀 — anyway here's every single one:

gentle reminder bestie: this page is only about attaching the "HDR_OUTPUT_METADATA" property. anything else? not her job. go read the SEE ALSOs. 🍓

and that's the whole page!! ty for coming to my ted talk, go make some HDR content shine ✨ this little beauty lives over in ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026, straight from the Kernel API Manual (9) — mwah, stan the kernel, see u next page 🎀💜

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