v4l2_num_edid_blocks(9)

💖 v4l2_num_edid_blocks(9) 💖

okay so this little icon is straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it's here to spill the tea on how many EDID blocks you've got. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

v4l2_num_edid_blocks — return the number of EDID blocks. literally its whole job, no cap. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

unsigned int v4l2_num_edid_blocks (const u8 *edid , unsigned int
       max_blocks );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• edid — pointer to the EDID data. that's the data bestie, point at it. ✨
• max_blocks — maximum number of supported EDID blocks. like the ceiling for how many blocks we're willing to deal with. 🫶

🔥 RETURN 🔥

the number of EDID blocks based on the contents of the EDID. this supports the HDMI Forum EDID Extension Override Data Block. slay. 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dv-timings.c — the whole squad lives around here:

• v4l2_match_dv_timings(9)
• v4l2_get_edid_phys_addr(9)
• v4l2_set_edid_phys_addr(9)
• v4l2_phys_addr_for_input(9)
• v4l2_phys_addr_validate(9)

okay bye bestie, mwah 💋 this page came from source/version ./drivers/media/v4l2-core and is dated October 2026. periodt. 🎀