intel_fb_pla...rts_modifier(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… intel_fb_plane_supports_modifier(9) πŸ’…

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β€” yes we're in the kernel docs now, and honestly? we ate. this one's a tiny function but it's lowkey doing important work for your display, so let's get into it πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

intel_fb_plane_supports_modifier β€” the vibe check that tells you whether a given plane supports a given modifier πŸ’–

like, literally, does this plane fw this modifier or not.


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

bool intel_fb_plane_supports_modifier (struct intel_plane *plane , u64 modifier );

she takes two things and she gives you back a bool. simple. iconic. no cap. ✨


🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • plane β€” the plane you're checking the modifier support for 🫢 like, this is the main character we're asking about
  • modifier β€” the modifier you're checking the support for β€” the thing we're like "does she know her? do they get along?" about πŸ’€

πŸ‘‘ RETURN πŸ‘‘

returns true if the modifier is supported on plane. that's it. that's the whole answer. true = we slay, supported. πŸ™ˆ


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

bestie this is the friend group, and they ALL show up:

go read them all, i'll wait πŸ’œ


and that's the whole page, periodt 🧚 she lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display, and this lil doc is dated October 2026 β€” so yeah, bookmark her, she's not going anywhere. mwah πŸ’‹βœ¨πŸŒΈ

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