xvip_get_format_by_fourcc(9)

💅 xvip_get_format_by_fourcc

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes we're literally in the kernel docs rn and honestly? iconic. this one's all about xvip_get_format_by_fourcc, and it's giving "small function, big main character energy" ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

xvip_get_format_by_fourcc — retrieve format information for a 4CC 🎀

like. it goes and finds the format info for you based on a 4CC. no cap.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

const struct xvip_video_format * xvip_get_format_by_fourcc (u32 fourcc
);

that's the whole vibe. one argument, one return, one slay 🫶

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• fourcc — the format 4CC. that's the four-character code bb, it's how we identify the format. periodt 💅

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🦋 RETURN 🦋

so here's what you get back: a pointer to the format information structure that corresponds to the given V4L2 format fourcc 💫

and if it's not found? don't panic — it doesn't just leave you hanging. it returns a pointer to the first available format, which is V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV. so like, a little fallback bestie. always got your back 😭💜

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay this is the whole friend group, get to know them:

• Kernel file ./drivers/media/platform/xilinx/xilinx-vip.c
• xvip_get_format_by_code(9)
• xvip_of_get_format(9)
• xvip_set_format_size(9)
• xvip_clr_or_set(9)
• xvip_clr_and_set(9)
• xvip_enum_mbus_code(9)
• xvip_enum_frame_size(9)

literally the entire squad 🌈⭐

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ngl this one's short and sweet, but every detail counts, so don't skip the fallback behaviour — it's lowkey the most important part 🍓

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mwah, that's a wrap! brought to you from ./drivers/media/platform/xilinx, dated October 2026 — catch you in the next manpage, bestie 💖🧚‍♀️🎀