* [PATCH] Typo in Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt
@ 2004-06-03 20:57 Peter Korsgaard
2004-06-05 17:39 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Peter Korsgaard @ 2004-06-03 20:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: geert; +Cc: linux-kernel, trivial
Hi,
Vertical retrace is in lines, not pixels.
--- Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt.orig 2004-06-03 22:43:06.000000000 +0200
+++ Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt 2004-06-03 22:43:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ We'll say that the horizontal scanrate i
1/(32.141E-6 s) = 31.113E3 Hz
A full screen counts 480 (yres) lines, but we have to consider the vertical
-retrace too (e.g. 49 `pixels'). So a full screen will take
+retrace too (e.g. 49 `lines'). So a full screen will take
(480+49)*32.141E-6 s = 17.002E-3 s
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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* Re: [PATCH] Typo in Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt
2004-06-03 20:57 [PATCH] Typo in Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt Peter Korsgaard
@ 2004-06-05 17:39 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
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From: Geert Uytterhoeven @ 2004-06-05 17:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Korsgaard, James Simmons
Cc: Linux Kernel Development, Rusty Trivial Russell
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
> Vertical retrace is in lines, not pixels.
That's correct. James, please apply.
> --- Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt.orig 2004-06-03 22:43:06.000000000 +0200
> +++ Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt 2004-06-03 22:43:50.000000000 +0200
> @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ We'll say that the horizontal scanrate i
> 1/(32.141E-6 s) = 31.113E3 Hz
>
> A full screen counts 480 (yres) lines, but we have to consider the vertical
> -retrace too (e.g. 49 `pixels'). So a full screen will take
> +retrace too (e.g. 49 `lines'). So a full screen will take
>
> (480+49)*32.141E-6 s = 17.002E-3 s
>
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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