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charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline The help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA refers to obsolete hardware and incorrect default behaviour. This patch updates the description to reflect the current state of the driver and supported devices. Signed-off-by: robgithub --MP_/yGBOsdgxZKPDmDkoTfe./G4 Content-Type: text/x-patch Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=0001-fbdev-update-outdated-help-text-for-CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA.patch =46rom 688a061ba0db71fc2d5facd8344db7a4d5b1575a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robgithub Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:14:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] fbdev: update outdated help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA The help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA refers to obsolete hardware and incorrect default behaviour. This patch updates the description to reflect the current state of the driver and supported devices. Signed-off-by: robgithub --- drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig index ac9ac4287c6a..d8e331427443 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig @@ -668,10 +668,10 @@ config FB_NVIDIA select BITREVERSE select VGASTATE help - This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, TNT - and newer. For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, then use - the rivafb. - Say Y if you have such a graphics board. + Supports NVIDIA GPUs from TNT through early GeForce generations + (NV4=E2=80=93NV2x: Twintor, Twintor2, Celsius, Kelvin). + Later architectures (Rankine and newer) are not reliably supported. + If unsure, say N. =20 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called nvidiafb. --=20 2.52.0 --MP_/yGBOsdgxZKPDmDkoTfe./G4--