intel_panel_fitter

controls the hardware scaler for Intel GPUs

TLDR

Show panel fitter status
$ sudo intel_panel_fitter
Show for specific pipe
$ sudo intel_panel_fitter -p [0]
Enable panel fitting
$ sudo intel_panel_fitter -e
Disable panel fitting
$ sudo intel_panel_fitter -d

SYNOPSIS

intel_panel_fitter [options]

DESCRIPTION

intel_panel_fitter controls the hardware scaler for Intel GPUs. The panel fitter scales content to match display resolution.The tool shows current scaling settings and allows enabling/disabling hardware scaling. Useful for resolution mismatch debugging.

PARAMETERS

-p PIPE

Display pipe number.
-e
Enable panel fitter.
-d
Disable panel fitter.
--help
Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo apt install intel-gpu-tools
sudo pacman -S intel-gpu-tools
sudo zypper install intel-gpu-tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#intel-gpu-tools

CAVEATS

Intel graphics only. May affect display. Part of intel-gpu-tools. Requires root.

HISTORY

intelpanelfitter is part of intel-gpu-tools, developed for testing Intel display hardware scaling functionality.

SEE ALSO

intel_infoframes(1), xrandr(1), intel_reg_read(1)