STRUCT TEGRA_VIP_CHANNEL(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– struct tegra_vip_channel(9) πŸ’–

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual β€” yes bestie, we're in the kernel docs now, put your hair up πŸŽ€ β€” and it's all about struct tegra_vip_channel, aka the Tegra VIP (parallel video capture) channel. crown jewel of the parallel video capture situation, no cap πŸ‘‘


✨ NAME ✨

struct tegra_vip_channel β€” Tegra VIP (parallel video capture) channel πŸ¦‹


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct tegra_vip_channel {
    struct v4l2_subdev subdev;
    struct media_pad pads[TEGRA_VIP_PADS_NUM];
    struct device_node *of_node;
 };

literally just three fields and every single one of them is doing something, we love a concise queen πŸ’…


🫢 Members 🫢

  • subdev β€” the V4L2 subdevice that's linked up with this channel. it's giving "this channel's official V4L2 representation" ✨
  • pads β€” the media pads for the subdevice entity. yeah, plural, it's an array of TEGRA_VIP_PADS_NUM of them πŸŽ€
  • of_node β€” the vip device tree node. your device-tree hookup, fr fr 🌸

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

  • Kernel file ./drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vip.h
  • struct tegra_vip_ops(9)
  • struct tegra_vip_soc(9)
  • struct tegra_vip(9)

like, go read the whole squad, iykyk πŸ’œ


ngl bestie, this is a struct in a header file β€” no functions, no exit statuses, no signals, no environment variables. just three fields living their truth. and honestly? iconic 🌈

and that's the vibe check on struct tegra_vip_channel πŸ’– source/version is ./drivers/staging/media/tegra-..., dated October 2026 β€” so mark your calendar bestie, see you in the kernel docs again soon, mwah 🧚⭐πŸ”₯

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