Re: [PATCH] efifb: Update documentation to include generic EFI 1.1 and UEFI 2.0 platforms

[gimli <gimli@dark-green.com>]

On 2011-12-08 20:40, Darren Hart wrote:
> According to the Kconfig help, efifb supports EFI 1.1 and UEFI 2.0 platforms
> in addition to the Intel based Macs. I have Atom development platforms that
> require CONFIG_FB_EFI for kernel output to the display console. I have left
> the Mac kernel parameters alone as I do not have hardware to test it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Darren Hart<dvhart@linux.intel.com>
> CC: H. Peter Anvin<hpa@zytor.com>
> CC: Matt Fleming<matt.fleming@linux.intel.com>
> CC: Edgar Hucek<gimli@dark-green.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/fb/efifb.txt |   12 ++++++++----
>   1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt b/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt
> index a59916c..7cb9a62 100644
> --- a/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/fb/efifb.txt
> @@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
>   What is efifb?
>   ===============
>
> -This is a generic EFI platform driver for Intel based Apple computers.
> -efifb is only for EFI booted Intel Macs.
> +This is a generic EFI platform driver for Intel based Apple computers and
> +platforms with EFI 1.10 or UEFI 2.0 firmware. Select CONFIG_FB_EFI to add
> +support for using the EFI framebuffer as your console.
>
>   Supported Hardware
>   ==================
>
> +EFI 1.10 platforms
> +UEFI 2.0 platforms
>   iMac 17"/20"
>   Macbook
>   Macbook Pro 15"/17"
> @@ -16,8 +19,9 @@ MacMini
>   How to use it?
>   ==============
>
> -efifb does not have any kind of autodetection of your machine.
> -You have to add the following kernel parameters in your elilo.conf:
> +efifb will autodetect the framebuffer on some machines, for others
> +you will have to add the appropriate kernel parameters to your boot
> +loader configuration. For example:
>   	Macbook :
>   		video=efifb:macbook
>   	MacMini :

Looks ok to me :

Acked-by: Edgar Hucek <gimli@dark-green.com>

Please forward it to the LKML.