Thread (5 messages) 5 messages, 2 authors, 2015-07-18

[PATCH 2/3] Documentation/fb: add documentation for sm712fb

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From: Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@gmail.com>
Date: 2015-07-17 13:21:38
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Subsystem: documentation, framebuffer layer, the rest · Maintainers: Jonathan Corbet, Helge Deller, Linus Torvalds

Create the documentation for SM712. Mention all the supported modes and
how to use.

Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <redacted>
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 Documentation/fb/sm712fb.txt | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/fb/sm712fb.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/sm712fb.txt b/Documentation/fb/sm712fb.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c388442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/fb/sm712fb.txt
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+What is sm712fb?
+========+
+This is a graphics framebuffer driver for Silicon Motion SM712 based processors.
+
+How to use it?
+=======
+
+Switching modes is done using the video=sm712fb:... boot parameter.
+
+If you want, for example, enable a resolution of 1280x1024x24bpp you should
+pass to the kernel this command line: "video=sm712fb:0x31B".
+
+You should not compile-in vesafb.
+
+Currently supported video modes are:
+
+[Graphic modes]
+
+bpp | 640x480  800x600  1024x768  1280x1024
+----+--------------------------------------------
+  8 | 0x301    0x303    0x305    0x307
+ 16 | 0x311    0x314    0x317    0x31A
+ 24 | 0x312    0x315    0x318    0x31B
+
+Missing Features
+========
+(alias TODO list)
+
+	* 2D acceleratrion
+	* dual-head support
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