[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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