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authorMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>2011-08-25 16:55:58 -0400
committerMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>2011-08-29 16:00:16 -0400
commit65ffef508f23d5e67940cadc8eca2ae34738018a (patch)
tree444a8dba02096fa9e292bf820cbcd50cd40dbb6c /Documentation/DocBook
parent4dc0152d5780f04573046b06a3fb7c7ad9b81afa (diff)
DocBook/drm: Use an itemizedlist for what an encoder needs to provide
Signed-off-by: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl30
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
index 09e02f7c668c..da011f2af9cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
@@ -586,17 +586,25 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev)
586 </para> 586 </para>
587 </sect4> 587 </sect4>
588 <para> 588 <para>
589 For each encoder, CRTC, and connector, several functions must 589 Each encoder object needs to provide:
590 be provided, depending on the object type. Encoder objects 590 <itemizedlist>
591 need to provide a DPMS (basically on/off) function, mode fixup 591 <listitem>
592 (for converting requested modes into native hardware timings), 592 A DPMS (basically on/off) function.
593 and prepare, set and commit functions for use by the core DRM 593 </listitem>
594 helper functions. Connector helpers need to provide mode fetch and 594 <listitem>
595 validity functions as well as an encoder matching function for 595 A mode-fixup function (for converting requested modes into
596 returning an ideal encoder for a given connector. The core 596 native hardware timings).
597 connector functions include a DPMS callback, (deprecated) 597 </listitem>
598 save/restore routines, detection, mode probing, property handling, 598 <listitem>
599 and cleanup functions. 599 Functions (prepare, set, and commit) for use by the core DRM
600 helper functions.
601 </listitem>
602 </itemizedlist>
603 Connector helpers need to provide functions (mode-fetch, validity,
604 and encoder-matching) for returning an ideal encoder for a given
605 connector. The core connector functions include a DPMS callback,
606 save/restore routines (deprecated), detection, mode probing,
607 property handling, and cleanup functions.
600 </para> 608 </para>
601<!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_crtc.h--> 609<!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_crtc.h-->
602<!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_crtc.c--> 610<!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_crtc.c-->