nal_h264_read_pps(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… nal_h264_read_pps(9) πŸ’…

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for nal_h264_read_pps β€” yes that's a mouthful, yes it's iconic, and yes i'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

nal_h264_read_pps β€” the girlie that reads a PPS NAL unit out of RBSP format. no cap, that's literally her whole job πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ssize_t nal_h264_read_pps (const struct device *dev , struct
nal_h264_pps *pps , void *src , size_t n );

look at her signature, she's serving ✨


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • dev β€” the device pointer, aka the plug. it's a const struct device *, so hands off, don't go modifying her 🫢
  • pps β€” the struct nal_h264_pps that gets filled up from the RBSP data. she's the empty cup, the data's the drink, iykyk πŸ₯€
  • src β€” the buffer holding the RBSP data. the source of truth, the main character honestly πŸ‘‘
  • n β€” size of src, in bytes. gotta know how much you're working with, periodt πŸ“

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so what she does is: read the RBSP data out of src, and use it to fill in pps. that's it, that's the whole vibe check. lowkey simple, highkey essential πŸ”₯


⭐ RETURN ⭐

she returns the number of bytes read from src... or a negative error code if things went sideways 😭 so yeah, check that return value, bestie, don't just ignore her πŸ’€


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

the whole NAL friend group, fr fr 🌈


ok that's the whole page bestie, go forth and parse those PPS NAL units πŸ’–βœ¨

mwah πŸ’‹ this has been nal_h264_read_pps(9) from ./drivers/media/platform/alleg..., dated October 2026, in the Kernel API Manual β€” slay, bye πŸ‘‘πŸŽ€

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