---
name: "drm_framebuffer_lookup"
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_framebuffer_lookup"
---

# drm\_framebuffer\_lookup(9)

look up a drm framebuffer and grab a reference

## NAME

drm\_framebuffer\_lookup - look up a drm framebuffer and grab a reference

## SYNOPSIS

**struct drm\_framebuffer \* drm\_framebuffer\_lookup(struct drm\_device \*** *dev***, uint32\_t** *id***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

drm device

*id*

id of the fb object

## DESCRIPTION

If successful, this grabs an additional reference to the framebuffer - callers need to make sure to eventually unreference the returned framebuffer again, using *drm\_framebuffer\_unreference*.

## 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