linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/7] uvesafb: add info about pmipal, yrap and ypan being available only on x86

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Message-ID: <20070811144050.GE13632@spock.one.pl>
Date:	Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:40:50 +0200
From:	Michal Januszewski <spock@...too.org>
To:	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] uvesafb: add info about pmipal, yrap and ypan being
	available only on x86

Features that use the Protected Mode Interface are available on x86 only.
Document this in the uvesafb description.

Signed-off-by: Michal Januszewski <spock@...too.org>
---
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt b/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
index cfc4e55..1a3b65b 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ Accepted options:
 ypan    Enable display panning using the VESA protected mode
         interface.  The visible screen is just a window of the
         video memory, console scrolling is done by changing the
-        start of the window.
+        start of the window.  Available on x86 only.
 
 ywrap   Same as ypan, but assumes your gfx board can wrap-around
         the video memory (i.e. starts reading from top if it
         reaches the end of video memory).  Faster than ypan.
+        Available on x86 only.
 
 redraw  Scroll by redrawing the affected part of the screen, this
         is the safe (and slow) default.
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ vgapal  Use the standard VGA registers for palette changes.
 
 pmipal  Use the protected mode interface for palette changes.
         This is the default if the protected mode interface is
-        available.
+        available.  Available on x86 only.
 
 mtrr:n  Setup memory type range registers for the framebuffer
         where n:


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