From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751303Ab1LHTyj (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:54:39 -0500 Received: from mga06.intel.com ([134.134.136.21]:65127 "EHLO orsmga101.jf.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750847Ab1LHTyi (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:54:38 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] efifb: Update documentation to include generic EFI 1.1 and UEFI 2.0 platforms From: Matt Fleming To: Darren Hart Cc: "lkml," , "H. Peter Anvin" , Edgar Hucek , Peter Jones In-Reply-To: <4EE112A8.5030006@linux.intel.com> References: <4EE112A8.5030006@linux.intel.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Organization: Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd. - Registered No. 1134945 - Pipers Way, Swindon SN3 1RJ Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:54:21 +0000 Message-ID: <1323374061.3894.81.camel@mfleming-mobl1.ger.corp.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.3 (2.32.3-1.fc14) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (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 > CC: H. Peter Anvin > CC: Matt Fleming > CC: Edgar Hucek > --- > 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