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authorMichal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org>2009-04-06 22:01:06 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-04-07 11:31:09 -0400
commit7ce5ba3c7ef26284f60babbe4465259d1f9968f3 (patch)
treec484e2f08884fd1251afcd86e658263468f24c0c /Documentation/fb
parentd88ca815b5b3534ed2dae123ba0bf366861f850c (diff)
uvesafb: documentation update
Update the uvesafb documentation to accurately reflect the default options used by the driver. Signed-off-by: Michal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org> Cc: Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@poczta.fm> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt7
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt b/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
index 7ac3c4078ff..eefdd91d298 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ Accepted options:
59ypan Enable display panning using the VESA protected mode 59ypan Enable display panning using the VESA protected mode
60 interface. The visible screen is just a window of the 60 interface. The visible screen is just a window of the
61 video memory, console scrolling is done by changing the 61 video memory, console scrolling is done by changing the
62 start of the window. Available on x86 only. 62 start of the window. This option is available on x86
63 only and is the default option on that architecture.
63 64
64ywrap Same as ypan, but assumes your gfx board can wrap-around 65ywrap Same as ypan, but assumes your gfx board can wrap-around
65 the video memory (i.e. starts reading from top if it 66 the video memory (i.e. starts reading from top if it
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ ywrap Same as ypan, but assumes your gfx board can wrap-around
67 Available on x86 only. 68 Available on x86 only.
68 69
69redraw Scroll by redrawing the affected part of the screen, this 70redraw Scroll by redrawing the affected part of the screen, this
70 is the safe (and slow) default. 71 is the default on non-x86.
71 72
72(If you're using uvesafb as a module, the above three options are 73(If you're using uvesafb as a module, the above three options are
73 used a parameter of the scroll option, e.g. scroll=ypan.) 74 used a parameter of the scroll option, e.g. scroll=ypan.)
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ from the Video BIOS if you set pixclock to 0 in fb_var_screeninfo.
182 183
183-- 184--
184 Michal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org> 185 Michal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org>
185 Last updated: 2007-06-16 186 Last updated: 2009-03-30
186 187
187 Documentation of the uvesafb options is loosely based on vesafb.txt. 188 Documentation of the uvesafb options is loosely based on vesafb.txt.
188 189