hdmi_infoframe_log(9)
π« NAME π«
hdmi_infoframe_log β okay so bestie, this is the one that logs the info of an HDMI infoframe. That's the whole vibe. β¨
(This one lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β kernel devs only, iykyk π )
π SYNOPSIS π
void hdmi_infoframe_log(const char *level, struct device *dev,
const union hdmi_infoframe *frame);
Not me giving you the whole signature verbatim because precision is the moment. π«Ά
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
levelβ the logging level, bestie. That's it, that's the arg. It's aconst char *and it decides how loud this log is gonna be. π£οΈdevβ the device. The main character whose infoframe we're talking about. πframeβ the HDMI infoframe itself, passed in as aconst union hdmi_infoframe *. No cap, it's a union. π¦
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Kernel file ./drivers/video/hdmi.c β that's where the magic lives, go read it. π And now the iconic supporting cast, in exactly the order they showed up:
hdmi_avi_infoframe_init(9)hdmi_avi_infoframe_check(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_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)
Like, that's the whole friend group. init, check, pack, pack_only, unpackβ¦ they really did that. π
Literally all this page tells you is the name, the signature, the three args and the squad of related functions β no hidden lore, no gotchas. Read it, log your infoframe, slay. π
β¨ mwah β¨ this cutie was brought to you by the <pink>./drivers/video</pink> source and stamped October 2026 β hdmi_infoframe_log(9), periodt. ππ¦π
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