[PATCH] vesafb: Document mtrr boot option usage
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From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>
Date: 2005-07-30 01:55:54
Document mtrr boot option usage to Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt. From: Antonino Daplas [off-list ref] Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas [off-list ref] --- vesafb.txt | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt@@ -144,7 +144,21 @@ vgapal Use the standard vga registers fo This is the default.
pmipal Use the protected mode interface for palette changes.
-mtrr setup memory type range registers for the vesafb framebuffer.
+mtrr:n setup memory type range registers for the vesafb framebuffer
+ where n: + 0 - disabled (equivalent to nomtrr)
+ 1 - uncachable
+ 2 - write-back
+ 3 - write-combining (default)
+ 4 - write-through
+
+ If you see the following in dmesg, choose the type that matches the
+ old one. In this example, use "mtrr:2". +...
+mtrr: type mismatch for e0000000,8000000 old: write-back new: write-combining +...
+ +nomtrr disable mtrr
vremap:n
remap 'n' MiB of video RAM. If 0 or not specified, remap memory
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