STRUCT VKMS_CONFIG_ENCODER(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 struct vkms_config_encoder(9) 💅

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's all about struct vkms_config_encoder — the little data structure that holds down the encoder side of a VKMS config. no cap, it's short, but every field matters, so let's get into it bestie 🎀

📛 NAME 📛

struct vkms_config_encoder — literally the struct itself. that's the whole name section. iconic minimalism, we respect it ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's the shape of it, exactly as it lives:

struct vkms_config_encoder {
    struct list_head link;
    struct vkms_config *config;
    struct xarray possible_crtcs;
    struct drm_encoder *encoder;
};

four fields, zero fluff, she's serving structure 🫶

💖 Members 💖

  • link — the link to the other encoders inside vkms_config. think of it as her little handhold in the group chat of encoders 👑
  • config — the vkms_config this CRTC belongs to. (yes, the docs literally say CRTC here even though we're talking about an encoder — not me pointing it out, i'm just the messenger 💀 but that's what it says, verbatim.)
  • possible_crtcs — an array of CRTCs that can be used with this encoder. the potential-besties list, fr fr 🦋
  • encoder — internal usage only, and this part is serious: this pointer should never be considered valid. it can be used to store a temporary reference to a VKMS encoder during device creation. this pointer is not managed by the configuration and must be managed by other means. so like… do not get attached, she's temporary 🙈
bestie i mean it — that encoder pointer is a situationship. use it, don't trust it 💅

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_config.h, plus the whole extended universe:

that's the whole page, bestie — go forth and configure your encoders responsibly ✨👑

signed off with love from ./drivers/gpu/drm/vkms, dated October 2026 — same title, same page name, same everything, just with way more sparkle 🎀💜

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