Re: [PATCH] efifb: Update documentation to include generic EFI 1.1and UEFI 2.0 platforms

[Peter Jones]

On 12/08/2011 02:54 PM, Matt Fleming wrote:
> (Adding Peter Jones, the efifb maintainer)
>
> On Thu, 2011-12-08 at 11:40 -0800, Darren Hart wrote:
> > According to the Kconfig help, efifb supports EFI 1.1 and UEFI 2.0 platforms
> > in addition to the Intel based Macs. I have Atom development platforms that
> > require CONFIG_FB_EFI for kernel output to the display console. I have left
> > the Mac kernel parameters alone as I do not have hardware to test it.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Darren Hart<dvhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: H. Peter Anvin<hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Matt Fleming<matt.fleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Edgar Hucek<gimli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   Documentation/fb/efifb.txt |   12 ++++++++----
> >   1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt b/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt
> > index a59916c..7cb9a62 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt
> > @@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
> >   What is efifb?
> >   ===============
> >
> > -This is a generic EFI platform driver for Intel based Apple computers.
> > -efifb is only for EFI booted Intel Macs.
> > +This is a generic EFI platform driver for Intel based Apple computers and
> > +platforms with EFI 1.10 or UEFI 2.0 firmware. Select CONFIG_FB_EFI to add
> > +support for using the EFI framebuffer as your console.
> >
> >   Supported Hardware
> >   ==================
> >
> > +EFI 1.10 platforms
> > +UEFI 2.0 platforms
> >   iMac 17"/20"
> >   Macbook
> >   Macbook Pro 15"/17"
> > @@ -16,8 +19,9 @@ MacMini
> >   How to use it?
> >   ==============
> >
> > -efifb does not have any kind of autodetection of your machine.
> > -You have to add the following kernel parameters in your elilo.conf:
> > +efifb will autodetect the framebuffer on some machines, for others
> > +you will have to add the appropriate kernel parameters to your boot
> > +loader configuration. For example:
> >   	Macbook :
> >   		video=efifb:macbook
> >   	MacMini :
> > --
> > 1.7.6.4
>
> Looks good to me,
>
> Acked-by: Matt Fleming<matt.fleming@xxxxxxxxx>

Likewise:

Acked-by: Peter Jones <pjones@xxxxxxxxxx>


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