intel_display_params_dump(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… intel_display_params_dump(9) β€” like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie πŸŽ€

okay so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's about dumping intel display modparams. yes, that's the whole vibe. let's get into it ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

intel_display_params_dump β€” dump intel display modparams πŸ’«

like… it dumps the modparams. of intel display. that's the gig. no cap.


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void intel_display_params_dump (const struct intel_display_params
*params , const char *driver_name , struct drm_printer *p );

look at her go 😭 three args, returns void, absolutely no notes. slay.


🫢 ARGUMENTS 🫢

  • params β€” the display params themselves, typed const struct intel_display_params *. this is the main character, the thing getting dumped πŸ’–
  • driver_name β€” a const char *, the driver name to use for printing. yes bestie, the name it prints under. it's literally in the name πŸ¦‹
  • p β€” struct drm_printer *, aka the drm_printer. that's the printer it prints to. iconic behaviour only πŸ’…

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

so the description is genuinely one line and i respect the confidence: it's a pretty printer for i915 modparams ✨

that's it. that's the function. it takes your display params and makes them look cute in output, using the driver_name you hand it and the drm_printer you point it at. lowkey the simplest little function on the block and honestly? she ate πŸ’€πŸ’–


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

  • Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_params.c β€” go read the source bestie, it's right there 🌈

aaaand that's the page πŸ’œ one tiny function, three arguments, zero drama. huge fan of the minimalism honestly, it's giving main character energy in like nine lines of actual content πŸŽ€

source/version vibes: ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display, dated October 2026 β€” like, mark your calendars babes, this page is from the future πŸ¦‹βœ¨ periodt.

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