---
name: "drm_select_eld"
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_select_eld"
---

# drm\_select\_eld(9)

select one ELD from multiple HDMI/DP sinks

## NAME

drm\_select\_eld - select one ELD from multiple HDMI/DP sinks

## SYNOPSIS

**struct drm\_connector \* drm\_select\_eld(struct drm\_encoder \*** *encoder***, struct drm\_display\_mode \*** *mode***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*encoder*

the encoder just changed display mode

*mode*

the adjusted display mode

## DESCRIPTION

It's possible for one encoder to be associated with multiple HDMI/DP sinks. The policy is now hard coded to simply use the first HDMI/DP sink's ELD.

## RETURN

The connector associated with the first HDMI/DP sink that has ELD attached to it.

## 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