linux-kernel - [PATCH V4 3/3] drm/vkms: Add information about module options

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Message-ID: <68b521bc789640a5f6437bcaa5d5960799be59c9.1610200411.git.sylphrenadin@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:35:41 +0530
From:   Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@...il.com>
To:     melissa.srw@...il.com
Cc:     rodrigosiqueiramelo@...il.com, hamohammed.sa@...il.com,
        daniel@...ll.ch, airlied@...ux.ie, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V4 3/3] drm/vkms: Add information about module options

Update vkms documentation to contain usage of `modinfo`
command and steps to load vkms with module options enabled.

Signed-off-by: Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst b/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst
index 9e030c74a82e..45fe02f643a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/vkms.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ Now, to load the driver, use::
 On running the lsmod command now, the VKMS driver will appear listed.
 You can also observe the driver being loaded in the dmesg logs.
 
+You can use the `modinfo` command to see module options for vkms::
+
+  modinfo vkms
+
+Module options are helpful when testing, and enabling modules
+can be done while loading vkms. For example, to load vkms with cursor enabled,
+use::
+
+  sudo modprobe vkms enable_cursor=1
+
 To disable the driver, use ::
 
   sudo modprobe -r vkms
-- 
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