hdmi_avi_infoframe_check(9)
π hdmi_avi_infoframe_check(9) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for hdmi_avi_infoframe_check(9) β yes the whole name, we're not abbreviating, she's an icon and she knows it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
hdmi_avi_infoframe_check β the girl who checks your HDMI AVI infoframe for you π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int hdmi_avi_infoframe_check (struct hdmi_avi_infoframe *frame );
π ARGUMENTS π
frameβ your HDMI AVI infoframe, the main character of this whole story π
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
So what she does is: she validates that the infoframe is consistent, and then she updates the derived fields (like, for example, length) based on the other fields. lowkey obsessed with her attention to detail tbh π§
She returns 0 on success, or a negative error code on failure. no in-between, she's either slaying or she's telling you something's wrong π
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./drivers/video/hdmi.c, plus the whole friend group, fr fr:
hdmi_avi_infoframe_init(9)hdmi_avi_infoframe_pack_only(9)hdmi_avi_infoframe_pack(9)hdmi_spd_infoframe_init(9)hdmi_spd_infoframe_check(9)hdmi_spd_infoframe_pack_only(9)hdmi_spd_infoframe_pack(9)hdmi_audio_infoframe_init(9)hdmi_audio_infoframe_check(9)hdmi_audio_infoframe_pack_only(9)hdmi_audio_infoframe_pack(9)hdmi_audio_infoframe_pack_for_dp(9)hdmi_vendor_infoframe_init(9)hdmi_vendor_infoframe_check(9)hdmi_vendor_infoframe_pack_only(9)hdmi_vendor_infoframe_pack(9)hdmi_drm_infoframe_init(9)hdmi_drm_infoframe_check(9)hdmi_drm_infoframe_pack_only(9)hdmi_drm_infoframe_pack(9)hdmi_infoframe_pack_only(9)hdmi_infoframe_pack(9)hdmi_infoframe_log(9)hdmi_avi_infoframe_unpack(9)hdmi_spd_infoframe_unpack(9)hdmi_audio_infoframe_unpack(9)hdmi_vendor_any_infoframe_unpack(9)hdmi_drm_infoframe_unpack_only(9)hdmi_drm_infoframe_unpack(9)hdmi_infoframe_unpack(9)
go read them all, i'll wait π
and that's the page, bestie π«Ά this one lives in ./drivers/video and it's the October 2026 edition β go forth and validate those frames, ily, bye πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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