tvout_hdmi_start(9)

okay so bestie 💖 you're looking at tvout_hdmi_start(9) from the Kernel API Manual — and yes, this is the moment where we start the VIP block for HDMI output. slay.

✨ NAME ✨

tvout_hdmi_start — literally starts the VIP block for HDMI output 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void tvout_hdmi_start (struct sti_tvout *tvout , bool main_path );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• tvout — a pointer on the tvout structure 🫶 like, it's a pointer, not the whole struct, bestie.
• main_path — true if the main path has to be used in the vip configuration; otherwise the aux path is used. no cap, that's the whole vibe check 🔥

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_tvout.c
• tvout_vip_set_color_order(9)
• tvout_vip_set_clip_mode(9)
• tvout_vip_set_rnd(9)
• tvout_vip_set_sel_input(9)
• tvout_vip_set_in_vid_fmt(9)
• tvout_preformatter_set_matrix(9)
• tvout_dvo_start(9)
• tvout_hda_start(9)

go read those too, bestie — the whole friend group is iconic 👑

mwah 💖 this lil page's source/version is ./drivers/gpu/drm/sti, and the date is October 2026 — periodt. 🎀✨