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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 19 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl index b501aa7528d1..cb8024e62dfc 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl @@ -2100,6 +2100,11 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) <title>Modeset Helper Functions Reference</title> !Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c </sect2> + <sect2> + <title>fbdev Helper Functions Reference</title> +!Pdrivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c fbdev helpers +!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c + </sect2> </sect1> <!-- Internals: vertical blanking --> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c index 2c44af691e98..05e623a5d095 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c @@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL and additional rights"); static LIST_HEAD(kernel_fb_helper_list); +/** + * DOC: fbdev helpers + * + * The fb helper functions are useful to provide an fbdev on top of a drm kernel + * mode setting driver. They can be used mostly independantely from the crtc + * helper functions used by many drivers to implement the kernel mode setting + * interfaces. + */ + /* simple single crtc case helper function */ int drm_fb_helper_single_add_all_connectors(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper) { @@ -1302,12 +1311,14 @@ out: /** * drm_helper_initial_config - setup a sane initial connector configuration - * @dev: DRM device + * @fb_helper: fb_helper device struct + * @bpp_sel: bpp value to use for the framebuffer configuration * * LOCKING: - * Called at init time, must take mode config lock. + * Called at init time by the driver to set up the @fb_helper initial + * configuration, must take the mode config lock. * - * Scan the CRTCs and connectors and try to put together an initial setup. + * Scans the CRTCs and connectors and tries to put together an initial setup. * At the moment, this is a cloned configuration across all heads with * a new framebuffer object as the backing store. * @@ -1341,7 +1352,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_initial_config); /** * drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event - respond to a hotplug notification by - * probing all the outputs attached to the fb. + * probing all the outputs attached to the fb * @fb_helper: the drm_fb_helper * * LOCKING: |