mipi_dsi_dc...format_multi(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 mipi_dsi_dc...format_multi(9) — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is a page out of the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a little one but it matters if you're doing DSI stuff. buckle up 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

mipi_dsi_dcs_set_pixel_format_multi — sets the pixel format for the RGB image data used by the interface 💖

like, it tells the display "hey bestie, this is the pixel format we're serving today" ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void mipi_dsi_dcs_set_pixel_format_multi (struct mipi_dsi_multi_context
*ctx , u8 format );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. two args and a dream 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • ctx — Context for multiple DSI transactions. it's the little clipboard holding the state of your whole multi-call era 📋✨
  • format — pixel format. the actual format of the pixels. the main character of the argument list 💅

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

Okay so literally think of mipi_dsi_dcs_set_pixel_format — same energy, same job — but this one deals with errors in a way that makes it convenient to make several calls in a row. 🔥

that's the whole pitch. no cap. instead of you babysitting every single return value like some kind of error-handling parent, it handles them in a way that means you can just keep stacking calls. it's giving conveyor belt. it's giving "I got you, keep going" 🧚‍♀️

fr fr that's the entire description — this function is a convenience wrapper and it is not pretending otherwise. iconic behavior honestly 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole extended friend group 💜 also peep the kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c:

like I said. huge friend group. iykyk 😭💖

and that's the page, bestie!! this lil cutie lives over in ./drivers/gpu/drm, and the version tag says October 2026 — so mark your calendars, this is the future era of DSI pixel formats 🌸✨ stay hydrated, keep your ctx close, and slay those multi transactions 💅🫶

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