Re: [PATCH v9 0/5] Add SCDC information to connector debugfs

From: Daniel Stone

Date: Thu Aug 13 2026 - 11:09:32 EST


Hi Nicolas,

On Fri, 24 Jul 2026 at 15:23, Nicolas Frattaroli
<nicolas.frattaroli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> HDMI uses the DDC I2C bus for communicating various bits of link status
> out of band with the actual HDMI video signal. This information can be
> useful for debugging issues like questionable cables sabotaged by feline
> teeth, Enthusiast Grade cables made of cow fencing wire, and other such
> problems that ruin one's media viewing plans.
>
> Consequently, this series exposes various bits of pertinent information
> from the SCDC protocol in an HDMI connector's debugfs. To continually
> poll the link status, userspace can poll the debugfs file.

Pushed now; thanks everyone for review and testing.

To ssh://ssh.gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/misc/kernel.git
0d46312808f32..9b388fc3d0e63 drm-misc-next -> drm-misc-next

Cheers,
Daniel