drm_edid_print_product_id(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… drm_edid_print_product_id β€” like, the kernel API manual, bestie

okay so real talk, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the vibe is very "decoding monitor lore." stay with me 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

drm_edid_print_product_id β€” prints out the decoded product id, and hands it straight to your printer. no cap. it's giving "tiny function, big purpose." πŸŽ€


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void drm_edid_print_product_id (struct drm_printer *p , const struct
       drm_edid_product_id *id , bool raw );

literally three args, that's it, she's lowkey elegant πŸ’–


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • p β€” the drm printer, aka the little guy doing the actual printing. main character of the print pipeline, honestly.
  • id β€” the EDID product id. the whole point. the moment. πŸ‘‘
  • raw β€” if it's true, you also get the raw hex printed out. bestie said "why not both" πŸ’€

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

okay so if you want the actual spec tea, go read VESA E-EDID 1.4 section 3.4. that's the source, that's the lore, that's the assignment. iykyk πŸ“–βœ¨


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid.c β€” yes, that's the file, go look at her, she's iconic 🌟

and now, the friend group (there are, and i cannot stress this enough, so many of them β€” every single one is here, fr fr):

like… forty functions. forty!! the EDID cinematic universe is thriving πŸ§šπŸ’œ


ok that's the whole page, no notes, go print some product ids πŸ’…

and finally, the sign-off: this lil beauty lives under ./drivers/gpu/drm, dated October 2026, and it's the Kernel API Manual edition of drm_edid_print_product_id(9). slay, bye πŸŽ€βœ¨

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