# vkGetDrmDisplayEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkGetDrmDisplayEXT - Query the VkDisplayKHR corresponding to a DRM connector ID

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## C Specification

Before acquiring a display from the DRM interface, the caller may want to select a specific `VkDisplayKHR` handle by identifying it using a `connectorId`. To do so, call:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display
    VkResult vkGetDrmDisplayEXT(
        VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
        int32_t                                     drmFd,
        uint32_t                                    connectorId,
        VkDisplayKHR*                               display);

## Parameters

- `physicalDevice` The physical device to query the display from.

- `drmFd` DRM primary file descriptor.

- `connectorId` Identifier of the specified DRM connector.

- `display` The corresponding VkDisplayKHR handle will be returned here.

## Description

If there is no VkDisplayKHR corresponding to the `connectorId` on the `physicalDevice`, the returning `display` must be VK_NULL_HANDLE. The provided `drmFd` must correspond to the one owned by the `physicalDevice`. If not, the error code `VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN` must be returned. Master permissions are not required, because the file descriptor is just used for information gathering purposes. The given `connectorId` must be a resource owned by the provided `drmFd`. If not, the error code `VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN` must be returned. If any error is encountered during the identification of the display, the call must return the error code `VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED`.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkGetDrmDisplayEXT-physicalDevice-parameter
  `physicalDevice` must be a valid VkPhysicalDevice handle

- VUID-vkGetDrmDisplayEXT-display-parameter
  `display` must be a valid pointer to a VkDisplayKHR handle

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - `VK_SUCCESS`

On failure, this command returns

  - `VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED`

  - `VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY`

## See Also

VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display, VkDisplayKHR, VkPhysicalDevice

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

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