vdec_if_init(9)
π vdec_if_init(9) π
okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie β this little page is all about vdec_if_init(9), and honestly it's giving "first day of school" energy because it's literally the initialize decode driver moment. β¨
β¨ NAME β¨
vdec_if_init β initialize decode driver π¬
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int vdec_if_init (struct mtk_vcodec_dec_ctx *ctx , unsigned int fourcc
);
like yes, that's the whole signature, no cap. two args, one int coming back at ya. π
π ARGUMENTS π
ctxβ[in]a v4l2 context π«Ά (it's the main character of this call, ngl)fourccβ[in]the video format fourcc, likeV4L2_PIX_FMT_H264/VP8/VP9.. π¦ (yes the..is literally in there, it's not me being vague, it's the manpage being mysterious)
heads up bestie: both of these are [in] β you're feeding info to the call, not getting stuff back out of 'em. π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
- Kernel file
./drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_drv_if.hβ the header that has all the lore π - enum
vdec_fb_status(9)β struct vdec_fb_node(9)πvdec_if_deinit(9)πvdec_if_decode(9)πvdec_if_get_param(9)π§
like, go read those too, iykyk π
okay that's the whole vibe check β go forth and initialize that decode driver, you absolute icon. πβ¨
sign-off szn: this one came from the source/version tag ./drivers/media/platform/media... and it's dated October 2026 πΈ β and yeah, the page itself is vdec_if_init(9), we love a self-referential queen ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms