drm_mode_object_get(9)

💅 drm_mode_object_get(9) — the kernel API manual, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, welcome to drm_mode_object_get(9) from the kernel API manual. this is the whole page, and yes it's short, but it's iconic short. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

drm_mode_object_get — acquire a mode object reference

like, you're grabbing a reference. that's the whole vibe. 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void drm_mode_object_get (struct drm_mode_object *obj );

that's it. one function, one argument, returns nothing (void, she's humble like that). ✨

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• obj — a DRM mode object. literally just the object you're about to grab a reference on. main character energy, honestly. 👑

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's what's actually happening: this function increments the object's refcount if it's a refcounted modeset object. slay. 💅

and if it's not one of those? it's a no-op — nothing happens, she simply does not engage. no cap. 💀

references you take here should be dropped again by calling drm_mode_object_put. like, you gotta give them back, bestie, that's the whole social contract. 🔥

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c — go read it, iykyk 📖

• drm_mode_object_add(9)
• drm_mode_object_unregister(9)
• drm_mode_object_lease_required(9)
• drm_mode_object_find(9)
• drm_mode_object_put(9)
• drm_object_attach_property(9)
• drm_object_property_set_value(9)
• drm_object_property_get_value(9)
• drm_object_property_get_default_value(9)
• drm_object_immutable_property_get_value(9)
• drm_mode_obj_get_properties_ioctl(9)

the whole friend group, fr fr 🌈

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reminder bestie: get means you now owe a put. don't leave your references hanging, that's not the vibe. 🙈

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and that's the page!! 🍓 this little gem lives under ./drivers/gpu/drm and the manual is dated October 2026 — so mark your calendar, she's from the future. 💜 bye bestie, go increment something responsibly 🧚‍♀️✨