---
name: "drm_edid_is_valid"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drm_edid_is_valid"
---

# drm\_edid\_is\_valid(9)

sanity check EDID data

## NAME

drm\_edid\_is\_valid - sanity check EDID data

## SYNOPSIS

**bool drm\_edid\_is\_valid(struct edid \*** *edid***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*edid*

EDID data

## DESCRIPTION

Sanity-check an entire EDID record (including extensions)

## RETURN

True if the EDID data is valid, false otherwise.

## AUTHORS

**Jesse Barnes** \<jesse.barnes@intel.com\>\
 Intel Corporation,

Initial version

**Laurent Pinchart** \<laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com\>\
 Ideas on board SPRL,

Driver internals

**Daniel Vetter** \<daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch\>\
 Intel Corporation,

Contributions all over the place

## COPYRIGHT