drm_dp_phy_name(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 drm_dp_phy_name(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

drm_dp_phy_name — Get the name of the given DP PHY

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

const char * drm_dp_phy_name (enum drm_dp_phy dp_phy );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • dp_phy — the DP PHY identifier. That's the whole input, bestie. 🫶

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

Given dp_phy, you get a user-friendly name of the DP PHY. The name is either "DPRX" or "LTTPR <N>", or it's "<INVALID DP PHY>" on errors. And the returned string is always non-NULL and valid — lowkey a relief, fr fr. 💅

🌈 RETURN 🌈

Name of the DP PHY. That's the tea. 🍓

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

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