fb_videomode_to_var(9)

okay bestie, welcome to the fb_videomode_to_var page from the Kernel API Manual — this is the little kernel helper that does exactly what it says on the tin, and we're gonna get through it together 💖✨

✨ NAME ✨

fb_videomode_to_var — convert fb_videomode to fb_var_screeninfo 💫

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

okay so here's the exact signature, no edits, no vibes-only paraphrase:

void fb_videomode_to_var (struct fb_var_screeninfo *var , const struct
       fb_videomode *mode );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

two pointers, that's the whole squad:

• var — pointer to struct fb_var_screeninfo
• mode — pointer to struct fb_videomode

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

if you're going down the fbdev rabbit hole, the kernel file ./drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c is the spot, and these are the besties you'll wanna link up with:

• fb_try_mode(9)
• fb_find_mode(9)
• fb_var_to_videomode(9)
• fb_mode_is_equal(9)
• fb_find_best_mode(9)
• fb_find_nearest_mode(9)
• fb_match_mode(9)
• fb_add_videomode(9)
• fb_delete_videomode(9)
• fb_destroy_modelist(9)
• fb_videomode_to_modelist(9)

xoxo, your kernel bestie 💅🫶 — source/version is ./drivers/video/fbdev/core, dated October 2026, and the page is fb_videomode_to_var(9) 🎀✨