linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Documentation/admin-guide: README & svga: remove use of "rdev"

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Message-ID: <b0acb801-5aa5-d781-b635-705face06a2b@zytor.com>
Date:   Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:40:35 -0700
From:   "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>,
        Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Martin Mares <mj@....cz>, linux-video@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Documentation/admin-guide: README & svga: remove
 use of "rdev"

On 2020-08-31 22:38, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>  
> --- linux-next-20200828.orig/Documentation/admin-guide/svga.rst
> +++ linux-next-20200828/Documentation/admin-guide/svga.rst
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Intro
>  This small document describes the "Video Mode Selection" feature which
>  allows the use of various special video modes supported by the video BIOS. Due
>  to usage of the BIOS, the selection is limited to boot time (before the
> -kernel decompression starts) and works only on 80X86 machines.
> +kernel decompression starts) and works only on 32-bit 80X86 machines.
>  

Incorrect. What controls if this is available is whether or not the kernel is
booted through BIOS firmware (as opposed to UEFI, kexec, etc.)

	-hpa