Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:40:00 +0200 (CEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/2] x86_64 EFI boot support: EFI frame buffer driver |
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On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Huang, Ying wrote: > Changelog between this version and previous version (v3 of x86_64 EFI > support patch). > > 1. The include files of efifb.c is cleaned up. > 2. Make CONFIG_FB_EFI do not depend on CONFIG_EFI.
BTW, the recommended place to put changelogs (so the tools will strip it automatically when importing your patch) is after the first `---' and before the diffstat output
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Bogus `---' :-)
> This patch adds Graphics Output Protocol support to the kernel. > UEFI2.0 spec deprecates Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) protocol and > only Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) is produced. Therefore, the boot > loader needs to query the UEFI firmware with appropriate Output > Protocol and pass the video information to the kernel. As a result of > GOP protocol, an EFI framebuffer driver is needed for displaying > console messages. The patch adds a EFI framebuffer driver. The EFI > frame buffer driver in this patch is based on the Intel Mac > framebuffer driver. > > The ELILO bootloader takes care of passing the video information as > appropriate for EFI firmware. > > The framebuffer driver has been tested in i386 kernel and x86_64 > kernel on EFI platform. > > Signed-off-by: Chandramouli Narayanan <mouli@linux.intel.com> > Signed-off-by: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com> >
Missing `---' ;-)
> drivers/video/Kconfig | 11 ++ > drivers/video/Makefile | 1 > drivers/video/efifb.c | 232 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > include/linux/screen_info.h | 1 > 4 files changed, 245 insertions(+)
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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