riva_load_video_mode(9)

🎀 riva_load_video_mode(9) 🎀

okay bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this page is literally called riva_load_video_mode(9) — say that five times fast, i dare you 💅 don't worry tho, it's way less scary than it sounds.

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✨ NAME ✨

riva_load_video_mode — calculate timings 🕐✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int riva_load_video_mode (struct fb_info *info );

like, that's the whole vibe. one function, one argument, no cap 🫶

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• info — a pointer to the fb_info object that's holding all the info for your current riva board 💖 that's it, that's the whole parameter, she's lowkey simple like that.

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what does she do? she calculates some timings ⏱️✨ and then she sends 'em off to riva_load_state 🚀 like a little timing delivery service. iconic behaviour honestly.

CALLED FROM: rivafb_set_par

ngl this is a short one — she's a supporting character, not the main character, but every main character needs their bestie fr fr 🫶

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c 📁
• rivafb_load_cursor_image(9)
• riva_wclut(9)
• riva_rclut(9)
• riva_save_state(9)
• riva_load_state(9)
• rivafb_do_maximize(9)
• riva_get_cmap_len(9)
• rivafb_pan_display(9)
• rivafb_setcolreg(9)
• rivafb_fillrect(9)
• rivafb_copyarea(9)
• rivafb_imageblit(9)
• rivafb_cursor(9)

like, go read those too bestie, they're all in the same friend group 💅✨

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alright that's the whole page 🎀 this cutie lives over in ./drivers/video/fbdev/riva, dated October 2026 ⭐ go off, kernel queen 👑💖