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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/aty128fb.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/efifb.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/ep93xx-fb.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst | 42 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/gxfb.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/index.rst | 79 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/lxfb.rst | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/matroxfb.rst | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/pvr2fb.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/sa1100fb.rst | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/sisfb.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/sm712fb.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/sstfb.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/tgafb.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/vesafb.rst | 6 |
16 files changed, 102 insertions, 110 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/aty128fb.rst b/Documentation/fb/aty128fb.rst index 3f107718f933..0da8070a5521 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/aty128fb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/aty128fb.rst @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ -================= -What is aty128fb? -================= - -.. [This file is cloned from VesaFB/matroxfb] +========================================= +aty128fb - ATI Rage128 framebuffer driver +========================================= This is a driver for a graphic framebuffer for ATI Rage128 based devices on Intel and PPC boxes. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/efifb.rst b/Documentation/fb/efifb.rst index 6badff64756f..3d4aab406dee 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/efifb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/efifb.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -============== -What is efifb? -============== +=================================== +efifb - Generic EFI platform driver +=================================== This is a generic EFI platform driver for systems with UEFI firmware. The system must be booted via the EFI stub for this to be usable. efifb supports diff --git a/Documentation/fb/ep93xx-fb.rst b/Documentation/fb/ep93xx-fb.rst index 1dd67f4688c7..93b3494f5309 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/ep93xx-fb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/ep93xx-fb.rst @@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ your board initialisation function:: ep93xx_register_fb(&some_board_fb_info); -===================== Video Attribute Flags ===================== @@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ EP93XXFB_USE_SDCSN2 Use SDCSn[2] for the framebuffer. EP93XXFB_USE_SDCSN3 Use SDCSn[3] for the framebuffer. =============================== ====================================== -================== Platform callbacks ================== @@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ obtained as follows:: /* Board specific framebuffer setup */ } -====================== Setting the video mode ====================== @@ -119,7 +116,6 @@ set when the module is installed:: modprobe ep93xx-fb video=320x240 -============== Screenpage bug ============== diff --git a/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst b/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst index 212f7003cfba..a98a5cb0b0d8 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst @@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ Also, you will need to select at least one compiled-in font, but if you don't do anything, the kernel configuration tool will select one for you, usually an 8x16 font. -GOTCHA: A common bug report is enabling the framebuffer without enabling the -framebuffer console. Depending on the driver, you may get a blanked or -garbled display, but the system still boots to completion. If you are -fortunate to have a driver that does not alter the graphics chip, then you -will still get a VGA console. +.. admonition:: GOTCHA + + A common bug report is enabling the framebuffer without enabling the + framebuffer console. Depending on the driver, you may get a blanked or + garbled display, but the system still boots to completion. If you are + fortunate to have a driver that does not alter the graphics chip, then you + will still get a VGA console. B. Loading ========== @@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ Possible scenarios: over the console. C. Boot options +=============== The framebuffer console has several, largely unknown, boot options that can change its behavior. @@ -116,9 +119,10 @@ C. Boot options outside the given range will still be controlled by the standard console driver. - NOTE: For x86 machines, the standard console is the VGA console which - is typically located on the same video card. Thus, the consoles that - are controlled by the VGA console will be garbled. + .. note:: + For x86 machines, the standard console is the VGA console which + is typically located on the same video card. Thus, the consoles that + are controlled by the VGA console will be garbled. 4. fbcon=rotate:<n> @@ -140,10 +144,11 @@ C. Boot options Console rotation will only become available if Framebuffer Console Rotation support is compiled in your kernel. - NOTE: This is purely console rotation. Any other applications that - use the framebuffer will remain at their 'normal' orientation. - Actually, the underlying fb driver is totally ignorant of console - rotation. + .. note:: + This is purely console rotation. Any other applications that + use the framebuffer will remain at their 'normal' orientation. + Actually, the underlying fb driver is totally ignorant of console + rotation. 5. fbcon=margin:<color> @@ -172,7 +177,8 @@ C. Boot options The value 'n' overrides the number of bootup logos. 0 disables the logo, and -1 gives the default which is the number of online CPUs. -C. Attaching, Detaching and Unloading +D. Attaching, Detaching and Unloading +===================================== Before going on to how to attach, detach and unload the framebuffer console, an illustration of the dependencies may help. @@ -249,11 +255,11 @@ restored properly. The following is one of the several methods that you can do: echo 1 > /sys/class/vtconsole/vtcon1/bind 8. Once fbcon is unbound, all drivers registered to the system will also -become unbound. This means that fbcon and individual framebuffer drivers -can be unloaded or reloaded at will. Reloading the drivers or fbcon will -automatically bind the console, fbcon and the drivers together. Unloading -all the drivers without unloading fbcon will make it impossible for the -console to bind fbcon. + become unbound. This means that fbcon and individual framebuffer drivers + can be unloaded or reloaded at will. Reloading the drivers or fbcon will + automatically bind the console, fbcon and the drivers together. Unloading + all the drivers without unloading fbcon will make it impossible for the + console to bind fbcon. Notes for vesafb users: ======================= diff --git a/Documentation/fb/gxfb.rst b/Documentation/fb/gxfb.rst index 5738709bccbb..3fda485606bd 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/gxfb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/gxfb.rst @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ -============= -What is gxfb? -============= - -.. [This file is cloned from VesaFB/aty128fb] +======================================= +gxfb - AMD Geode GX2 framebuffer driver +======================================= This is a graphics framebuffer driver for AMD Geode GX2 based processors. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/index.rst b/Documentation/fb/index.rst index 33e3c49f8856..fe9ca3570941 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/index.rst @@ -4,46 +4,49 @@ Frame Buffer ============ +General information +=================== + .. toctree:: - :maxdepth: 1 + :maxdepth: 1 - api - arkfb - aty128fb - cirrusfb - cmap_xfbdev - deferred_io - efifb - ep93xx-fb - fbcon - framebuffer - gxfb - intel810 - internals - lxfb - matroxfb - metronomefb - modedb - pvr2fb - pxafb - s3fb - sa1100fb - sh7760fb - sisfb - sm501 - sm712fb - sstfb - tgafb - tridentfb - udlfb - uvesafb - vesafb - viafb - vt8623fb + api + cmap_xfbdev + deferred_io + fbcon + framebuffer + internals + modedb -.. only:: subproject and html +Driver documentation +==================== - Indices - ======= +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 - * :ref:`genindex` + arkfb + aty128fb + cirrusfb + efifb + ep93xx-fb + gxfb + intel810 + lxfb + matroxfb + metronomefb + pvr2fb + pxafb + s3fb + sa1100fb + sh7760fb + sisfb + sm501 + sm712fb + sstfb + tgafb + tridentfb + udlfb + uvesafb + vesafb + viafb + vt8623fb diff --git a/Documentation/fb/lxfb.rst b/Documentation/fb/lxfb.rst index 863e6b98fbae..0a176ab376e3 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/lxfb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/lxfb.rst @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ -============= -What is lxfb? -============= - -.. [This file is cloned from VesaFB/aty128fb] - +====================================== +lxfb - AMD Geode LX framebuffer driver +====================================== This is a graphics framebuffer driver for AMD Geode LX based processors. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.rst b/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.rst index 6158c49c8571..8ac7534a2e61 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.rst @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ -================= -What is matroxfb? -================= - -.. [This file is cloned from VesaFB. Thanks go to Gerd Knorr] - +================================================ +matroxfb - Framebuffer driver for Matrox devices +================================================ This is a driver for a graphic framebuffer for Matrox devices on Alpha, Intel and PPC boxes. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/pvr2fb.rst b/Documentation/fb/pvr2fb.rst index fcf2c21c8fcf..315ce085a585 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/pvr2fb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/pvr2fb.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -=============== -What is pvr2fb? -=============== +=============================================== +pvr2fb - PowerVR 2 graphics frame buffer driver +=============================================== This is a driver for PowerVR 2 based graphics frame buffers, such as the one found in the Dreamcast. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/sa1100fb.rst b/Documentation/fb/sa1100fb.rst index 67e2650e017d..c5ca019b361a 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/sa1100fb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/sa1100fb.rst @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ -================= -What is sa1100fb? -================= - -.. [This file is cloned from VesaFB/matroxfb] - +================================================= +sa1100fb - SA-1100 LCD graphic framebuffer driver +================================================= This is a driver for a graphic framebuffer for the SA-1100 LCD controller. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/sisfb.rst b/Documentation/fb/sisfb.rst index 8f4e502ea12e..9982f5ee0560 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/sisfb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/sisfb.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -============== -What is sisfb? -============== +===================================== +sisfb - SiS framebuffer device driver +===================================== sisfb is a framebuffer device driver for SiS (Silicon Integrated Systems) graphics chips. Supported are: diff --git a/Documentation/fb/sm712fb.rst b/Documentation/fb/sm712fb.rst index 8e000f80b5bc..abbc6efae25f 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/sm712fb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/sm712fb.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -================ -What is sm712fb? -================ +========================================================== +sm712fb - Silicon Motion SM712 graphics framebuffer driver +========================================================== This is a graphics framebuffer driver for Silicon Motion SM712 based processors. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/sstfb.rst b/Documentation/fb/sstfb.rst index 88d5a52b13d8..7386eb63bac8 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/sstfb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/sstfb.rst @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Todo - Get rid of the previous paragraph. - Buy more coffee. - test/port to other arch. -- try to add panning using tweeks with front and back buffer . +- try to add panning using tweaks with front and back buffer. - try to implement accel on voodoo2, this board can actually do a lot in 2D even if it was sold as a 3D only board ... diff --git a/Documentation/fb/tgafb.rst b/Documentation/fb/tgafb.rst index 0c50d2134aa4..f0944da1ea5e 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/tgafb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/tgafb.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -============== -What is tgafb? -============== +======================================= +tgafb - TGA graphics framebuffer driver +======================================= This is a driver for DECChip 21030 based graphics framebuffers, a.k.a. TGA cards, which are usually found in older Digital Alpha systems. The diff --git a/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst b/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst index 99cfbb7a1922..9e75ac6b07c3 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/udlfb.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -============== -What is udlfb? -============== +================================== +udlfb - DisplayLink USB 2.0 driver +================================== This is a driver for DisplayLink USB 2.0 era graphics chips. diff --git a/Documentation/fb/vesafb.rst b/Documentation/fb/vesafb.rst index f890a4f5623b..d8241e38bb28 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/vesafb.rst +++ b/Documentation/fb/vesafb.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -=============== -What is vesafb? -=============== +=========================================== +vesafb - Generic graphic framebuffer driver +=========================================== This is a generic driver for a graphic framebuffer on intel boxes. |