drm_dp_mst_dump_topology(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… drm_dp_mst_dump_topology(9) β€” the Kernel API Manual page, but make it make sense

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and honestly it's short but she's cute. sit down, grab a strawberry drink πŸ“, and let me tell you about drm_dp_mst_dump_topology. no cap, it's a whole vibe.


✨ NAME ✨

drm_dp_mst_dump_topology β€” dump that topology straight into a seq file. yes queen, that's the whole name, she's efficient πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void drm_dp_mst_dump_topology (struct seq_file *m , struct
drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr );

look at her go, two args, zero returns, lowkey iconic 🫢


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • m β€” the seq_file you're dumping all that output into. it's literally the canvas, the output destination, the place where the words go ✨
  • mgr β€” the manager whose current topology you're dumping. like, this is her moment, she's the main character πŸ‘‘

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so what does she actually do? she's a helper β€” a little baby function whose whole job is to dump the MST topology into a seq file for debugfs. that's it, that's the tea 🍡 like, debugfs needs to see the topology, and she's the one who serves it up. no cap.


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where the page goes feral and lists literally everyone she knows. and i mean everyone. deep breath, bestie, we're going in 🧚

like… she really said "i have friends in every subsystem" and honestly? respect 😭πŸ”₯


real talk though: every single one of those names is exact, so don't go typo-ing them, bestie. iykyk πŸ’€

and that's the page!! πŸŽ€ quick cute sign-off: this one lives over at ./drivers/gpu/drm/display, she's dated October 2026, and yes she comes to you courtesy of drm_dp_mst_dump_topology(9) β€” the manual page, the moment, the legend βœ¨πŸ¦‹πŸ’œ

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from