drm_format_conv_state_copy(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 drm_format_conv_state_copy(9) — from the Kernel API Manual, bestie 🎀

okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel docs and a page called drm_format_conv_state_copy shows up. don't panic. it's actually so chill. let me explain the whole thing to you like we're texting at 2am ✨

✨ NAME ✨

drm_format_conv_state_copy — literally just "Copy format-conversion state" 🫶 no cap, that's the whole vibe.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void drm_format_conv_state_copy (struct drm_format_conv_state *state ,
const struct drm_format_conv_state *old_state );

so you call it, you hand it two pointers, it does its little copy thing. iconic behavior honestly 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • state — the destination state, aka where the good stuff lands 🎯
  • old_state — the source state, aka where the good stuff comes from 💖

two structs, one function, zero drama.

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so here's the tea, bestie: drm_format_conv_state_copy copies the format-conversion state from old_state over to state — but with a little twist 👀 it does not copy the temporary storage. nope. that part gets left behind. so like, everything except for temporary storage gets moved over, which is honestly such a main-character move ✨

💀 reminder bestie: it's "except for temporary storage" — that's the literal wording of how this thing behaves, so don't go expecting the temp bits to tag along, fr fr.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file, right here:

./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_format_helper.c

and then the whole friend group, all of these, every single one 👑:

like, look at that list. that's a whole squad. 🌈

and that's the whole page bestie, you ate that 💅✨ this little gem lives over in ./drivers/gpu/drm and the docs say October 2026 — so mark your calendar, screenshot it, send it to the group chat, slay 🎀🫶💖

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