fbdev: update outdated help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA

From: robgithub

Date: Thu Mar 12 2026 - 17:02:37 EST


The help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA refers to obsolete hardware and
incorrect default behaviour. This patch updates the description to
reflect the current state of the driver and supported devices.

Signed-off-by: robgithub <rob.github@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From 688a061ba0db71fc2d5facd8344db7a4d5b1575a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: robgithub <rob.github@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:14:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fbdev: update outdated help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA

The help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA refers to obsolete hardware and
incorrect default behaviour. This patch updates the description to
reflect the current state of the driver and supported devices.

Signed-off-by: robgithub <rob.github@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
index ac9ac4287c6a..d8e331427443 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
@@ -668,10 +668,10 @@ config FB_NVIDIA
select BITREVERSE
select VGASTATE
help
- This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, TNT
- and newer. For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, then use
- the rivafb.
- Say Y if you have such a graphics board.
+ Supports NVIDIA GPUs from TNT through early GeForce generations
+ (NV4â??NV2x: Twintor, Twintor2, Celsius, Kelvin).
+ Later architectures (Rankine and newer) are not reliably supported.
+ If unsure, say N.

To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called nvidiafb.
--
2.52.0