---
name: "drm_get_format_name"
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_get_format_name"
---

# drm\_get\_format\_name(9)

return a string for drm fourcc format

## NAME

drm\_get\_format\_name - return a string for drm fourcc format

## SYNOPSIS

**const char \* drm\_get\_format\_name(uint32\_t** *format***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*format*

format to compute name of

## DESCRIPTION

Note that the buffer used by this function is globally shared and owned by the function itself.

## FIXME

This isn't really multithreading safe.

## 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