mac_var_to_vmode(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 mac_var_to_vmode(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for mac_var_to_vmode. It's giving kernel graphics conversion energy, and honestly? iconic. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

mac_var_to_vmode — convert var structure to MacOS vmode/cmode pair. no cap, that's literally the mission. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int mac_var_to_vmode (const struct fb_var_screeninfo *var , int *vmode ,
       int *cmode );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • var — frame buffer video mode structure. yes, the video-mode struct bestie 🦋
  • vmode — MacOS video mode. slay.
  • cmode — MacOS color mode. also slay.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so what it does: it converts a frame buffer video mode structure to a MacOS vmode/cmode pair. that's the whole glow-up, periodt. ✨

Returns negative errno on error, or zero for success. so like: negative errno = not the vibe 😭, zero = success 💖.

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

Kernel file ./drivers/video/fbdev/macmodes.c — yes, that exact path, don't come for me. also check out these besties:

mwah 💖 source/version: ./drivers/video/fbdev, dated October 2026. that's the footer, and yes it ate. 🫶👑

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