mac_vmode_to_var(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is the mac_vmode_to_var(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — and it's iconic. mac_vmode_to_var — converts vmode/cmode pair to var structure. periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int mac_vmode_to_var (int vmode , int cmode , struct fb_var_screeninfo *var );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• vmode — MacOS video mode. slay.
• cmode — MacOS color mode. cute.
• var — frame buffer video mode structure. this is the output bestie, main character energy.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So what it does: converts a MacOS vmode/cmode pair to a frame buffer video mode structure. no cap. 🌸

Returns negative errno on error, or zero for success. real talk: negative errno = error vibes, zero = success vibes. ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/video/fbdev/macmodes.c
• mac_var_to_vmode(9)
• mac_map_monitor_sense(9)
• mac_find_mode(9)

go peek at those besties, iykyk 🫶

mwah 💖 this lil page comes from ./drivers/video/fbdev, dated October 2026, and it's mac_vmode_to_var(9) — bye bestie! 🎀