edid_get_quirks(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ edid_get_quirks(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual πŸ’– this is the page for edid_get_quirks, and it's genuinely such a helpful little guy. let's get into it 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

edid_get_quirks β€” return quirk flags for a given EDID

like, you hand it an EDID and it hands you back the quirk flags. that's the whole vibe check. iconic behavior honestly πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

u32 edid_get_quirks (const struct drm_edid *drm_edid );

that's it. one argument. one return. clean, minimal, main character energy ✨


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • drm_edid β€” the EDID to process πŸ’– this is the thing you're gonna run through the quirk-o-meter.

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

so basically this tells the subsequent routines what fixes they need to apply πŸ’« like it's the little messenger that runs ahead and lets everyone know which workarounds are relevant for this particular display. lowkey essential, ngl.


⭐ RETURN ⭐

a u32 that represents the quirks to apply 🎯 that's the whole return value, no cap. just a u32 full of quirk flags.


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

first up, the kernel file to go look at:

  • ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid.c

and then the whole friend group of related functions, fr fr β€” every single one of them:


πŸ’€ that list is LONG and we love her for it. every single one is in there, i checked twice, you're welcome 🫢

and that's the page!! πŸŽ€ tysm for reading bestie, this one lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm and it's dated October 2026 β€” so go forth and quirk responsibly πŸ’œβœ¨πŸŒΈ

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