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authorRandy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>2022-08-28 12:25:01 -0700
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>2022-09-27 13:21:44 -0600
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Documentation: fb: udlfb: clean up text and formatting
Clean up punctuation, spelling, and formatting for command line usage and modprobe config file usage in udlfb.rst. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Bernie Thompson <bernie@plugable.com> Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org Cc: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220828192501.14232-1-rdunlap@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst b/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst
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--- a/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst
+++ b/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst
@@ -86,17 +86,24 @@ Module Options
Special configuration for udlfb is usually unnecessary. There are a few
options, however.
-From the command line, pass options to modprobe
-modprobe udlfb fb_defio=0 console=1 shadow=1
+From the command line, pass options to modprobe::
-Or modify options on the fly at /sys/module/udlfb/parameters directory via
-sudo nano fb_defio
-change the parameter in place, and save the file.
+ modprobe udlfb fb_defio=0 console=1 shadow=1
-Unplug/replug USB device to apply with new settings
+Or change options on the fly by editing
+/sys/module/udlfb/parameters/PARAMETER_NAME ::
-Or for permanent option, create file like /etc/modprobe.d/udlfb.conf with text
-options udlfb fb_defio=0 console=1 shadow=1
+ cd /sys/module/udlfb/parameters
+ ls # to see a list of parameter names
+ sudo nano PARAMETER_NAME
+ # change the parameter in place, and save the file.
+
+Unplug/replug USB device to apply with new settings.
+
+Or to apply options permanently, create a modprobe configuration file
+like /etc/modprobe.d/udlfb.conf with text::
+
+ options udlfb fb_defio=0 console=1 shadow=1
Accepted boolean options: