drm_dsc_initial_scale_value(9)

💅 drm_dsc_initial_scale_value(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a little function with a very specific job and honestly? it eats. let's get into it 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

drm_dsc_initial_scale_value — literally calculates the initial scale value for whatever DSC config you hand it 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u8 drm_dsc_initial_scale_value (const struct drm_dsc_config *dsc );

that's it. that's the whole vibe check. one arg, one u8 coming back at you 🔥

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• dsc — pointer to a struct drm_dsc_config (the DRM DSC config struct, in case that wasn't obvious, which it's fine if it wasn't, no judgment 🫶)

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

you get back the calculated initial scale value. that's the whole answer, no cap 💅

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file lives at ./drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dsc_helper.c — that's the headquarters, the main character location 🏠✨

and here's the whole friend group, all the dsc helpers you could ever want:

• dsc helpers(9)
• drm_dsc_dp_pps_header_init(9)
• drm_dsc_dp_rc_buffer_size(9)
• drm_dsc_pps_payload_pack(9)
• drm_dsc_set_const_params(9)
• drm_dsc_set_rc_buf_thresh(9)
• drm_dsc_setup_rc_params(9)
• drm_dsc_compute_rc_parameters(9)
• drm_dsc_get_bpp_int(9)
• drm_dsc_flatness_det_thresh(9)
• drm_dsc_dump_config(9)

like, the entire squad. go read them, iykyk 👑

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ngl if you got here looking for drama you're in the wrong manpage, this is just a scale value and it's doing its best 😭💀

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k bye bestie, this one shipped out from ./drivers/gpu/drm/display in October 2026 — go forth and scale, you iconic little u8 🌟💜