Re: [RFC 13/14] bootsplash: Add main documentation

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Oct 25 2017 - 13:43:40 EST


On 10/25/17 05:46, Max Staudt wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Max Staudt <mstaudt@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt | 169 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 169 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt b/Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..e2b7c956e6c2
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
> +
> +Bootsplash file format
> +=======================
> +
> +A file specified in the kernel configuration as CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH_FILE or
> +specified on the command line as bootsplash.filename will be loaded and
> +displayed as soon as fbcon is initialized.

How do you create or edit such a file? Do you have a program especially for
this? Hopefully not just a hex editor...


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~Randy