STRUCT SND_COMPR_CODEC_CAPS(9)

💖 struct snd_compr_codec_caps(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this is the entry for struct snd_compr_codec_caps, and it's literally the lil' struct that handles "query capability of codec" energy 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

struct snd_compr_codec_caps — query capability of codec

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       struct snd_compr_codec_caps {
           __u32 codec;
           __u32 num_descriptors;
           struct snd_codec_desc descriptor[MAX_NUM_CODEC_DESCRIPTORS];
        };

💅 Members 💅

okay so inside the struct, it's giving three members, no cap:

• codec — codec for which capability is queried. the subject of the vibe check 🔥
• num_descriptors — number of codec descriptors. count 'em, bestie ✨
• descriptor — array of codec capability descriptor. the actual descriptor lineup 🦋

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

the kernel file ./include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h is the source-of-truth bestie here, and these linked structs/enums are the squad:

• struct snd_compressed_buffer(9)
• struct snd_compr_params(9)
• struct snd_compr_tstamp(9)
• struct snd_compr_tstamp64(9)
• struct snd_compr_avail(9)
• struct snd_compr_avail64(9)
• struct snd_compr_caps(9)
• enum sndrv_compress_encoder(9)
• struct snd_compr_metadata(9)
• struct snd_compr_task(9)
• enum snd_compr_state(9)
• struct snd_compr_task_status(9)

💖 cute lil' sign-off: source path is ./include/uapi/sound, date is October 2026, and this page is all about struct snd_compr_codec_caps(9) — periodt. 💖