vpif_output_to_subdev(9)
π vpif_output_to_subdev(9) π
okay so welcome to the vpif_output_to_subdev(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie. this is the little function that maps an output to a sub device, and we're gonna get into all of it. no cap.
πΈ NAME πΈ
vpif_output_to_subdev β Maps output to sub device. that's the whole vibe: it maps an output to a sub device. periodt.
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int vpif_output_to_subdev (struct vpif_display_config *vpif_cfg , struct
vpif_display_chan_config *chan_cfg , int index );
it returns an int, and it takes the config pointers plus an index. iconic signature behavior.
π ARGUMENTS π
vpif_cfgβ global config ptr. literally the global config pointer, aka the big-picture config situation.chan_cfgβ channel config ptr. the channel config pointer, right there for the channel.indexβ Given output index from application. the output index the application handed over, exactly like it sounds.
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so here's the tea: this does a lookup of the sub device information for a given output index. we report all the output to application. the output table also has the sub device name for the each output. that's the whole flow, bestie β lookup, report, and the table carries the sub device name for the each output. no extra lore, no invented behavior, just the facts with a little sparkle. π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
- Kernel file
./drivers/media/platform/ti/davinci/vpif_display.c vpif_buffer_prepare(9)vpif_buffer_queue_setup(9)vpif_buffer_queue(9)vpif_start_streaming(9)vpif_stop_streaming(9)vpif_querycap(9)vpif_set_output(9)vpif_enum_dv_timings(9)vpif_s_dv_timings(9)vpif_g_dv_timings(9)
that's the whole page, bestie π the source/version footer vibe was ./drivers/media/platform/ti/da..., and the date stamp was October 2026. slay. π«Άβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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