v4l2_rect_set_max_size(9)

💅 v4l2_rect_set_max_size — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to the v4l2_rect_set_max_size(9) page, from the Kernel API Manual 📖✨ this one's a little cutie — a whole function dedicated to making sure your rectangle doesn't get too big for its boots 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

v4l2_rect_set_max_size — width and height of r should be <= max_size 💖

Like, that's the whole vibe: clamp the size down so it fits. No cap. 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void v4l2_rect_set_max_size (struct v4l2_rect *r , const struct
v4l2_rect *max_size );

she takes two pointers and returns absolutely nothing (void), which is honestly iconic behaviour 👑

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• r — the rect whose width and height will be modified ✨ this is the main character, she's getting resized
• max_size — a rect containing the maximum width and height 🧚 the ceiling, the limit, the "you shall not pass" of this whole story

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

fr fr, go read the whole squad — they all live in the kernel file ./include/media/v4l2-rect.h:

• v4l2_rect_set_size_to(9)
• v4l2_rect_set_min_size(9)
• v4l2_rect_map_inside(9)
• v4l2_rect_same_size(9)
• v4l2_rect_same_position(9)
• v4l2_rect_equal(9)
• v4l2_rect_intersect(9)
• v4l2_rect_scale(9)
• v4l2_rect_overlap(9)
• v4l2_rect_enclosed(9)

like... the rect family is thriving and every single one of them ate 💅🔥

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aaaand that's the whole page bestie, no notes 💜

cute sign-off: this little love letter lives in ./include/media, and the docs are dated October 2026 ⭐ 🌈 🍓 — go forth and clamp responsibly 🎀