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authorMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>2011-08-29 13:58:46 -0400
committerMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>2011-08-29 16:00:32 -0400
commit5a462d58c84a2f5ed161daced2c7df34357c6d3d (patch)
treec393849b004832a53ef749e7230ef3e92c53c2d1 /Documentation
parent964d32dcbefcfda015bc33dc76414b05c6f512de (diff)
DocBook/drm: Clean up the paragraph on framebuffer objects
Signed-off-by: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
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@@ -795,14 +795,12 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev)
795 <sect1> 795 <sect1>
796 <title>Framebuffer management</title> 796 <title>Framebuffer management</title>
797 <para> 797 <para>
798 In order to set a mode on a given CRTC, encoder and connector 798 Clients need to provide a framebuffer object which provides a source
799 configuration, clients need to provide a framebuffer object which 799 of pixels for a CRTC to deliver to the encoder(s) and ultimately the
800 provides a source of pixels for the CRTC to deliver to the encoder(s) 800 connector(s). A framebuffer is fundamentally a driver specific memory
801 and ultimately the connector(s) in the configuration. A framebuffer 801 object, made into an opaque handle by the DRM's addfb() function.
802 is fundamentally a driver specific memory object, made into an opaque 802 Once a framebuffer has been created this way, it may be passed to the
803 handle by the DRM addfb function. Once an fb has been created this 803 KMS mode setting routines for use in a completed configuration.
804 way it can be passed to the KMS mode setting routines for use in
805 a configuration.
806 </para> 804 </para>
807 </sect1> 805 </sect1>
808 806