STRUCT DMX_FRONTEND(9)

💅 struct dmx_frontend(9) — like, the kernel API manual bestie

okay so this is struct dmx_frontend(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's basically the little roster that keeps track of which frontends are vibing with a given demux. tiny struct, big role. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

struct dmx_frontend — the structure that lists the frontends associated with a demux. that's it, that's the whole job. iconic frankly.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct dmx_frontend {
    struct list_head connectivity_list;
    enum dmx_frontend_source source;
 };

yes bestie, that's the whole thing. two members. minimalism ate. 💅

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🦋 Members 🦋

• connectivity_list — a struct list_head holding the list of front-ends that can be connected to a particular demux. it's the friend group roster, basically 🫶
• source — an enum dmx_frontend_source telling you the type of the frontend. like, what kind of frontend are we even dealing with here.

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🧚 Description 🧚

FIXME: this structure should likely be replaced soon by some media-controller based logic.

and that's genuinely the whole description 😭 the kernel devs left us a FIXME and dipped. so like — heads up — this thing is probably on its way out at some point, replaced by media-controller based logic. not deprecated yet, but the writing's on the wall, no cap. use it, but know its days are numbered. 💀

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• the kernel file ./include/media/demux.h
• enum ts_filter_type(9)
• struct dmx_ts_feed(9)
• struct dmx_section_filter(9)
• struct dmx_section_feed(9)
• dmx_ts_cb(9)
• dmx_section_cb(9)
• enum dmx_frontend_source(9)
• enum dmx_demux_caps(9)
• DMX_FE_ENTRY(9)
• struct dmx_demux(9)

go read those if you want the full lore, iykyk 📚✨

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mwah, that's the whole page 🫶 this came out of ./include/media, dated October 2026, and it's filed under struct dmx_frontend(9) — go forth and demux, bestie 💜