[PATCH] VIDEO: better document the correct use of CONFIG_FB_ADDR
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Wed Jan 2 21:10:29 CET 2013
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
cc: Anatolij Gustschin <agust at denx.de>
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README | 13 ++++++++-----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 78f40df..f84108e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2695,11 +2695,14 @@ FIT uImage format:
- Frame Buffer Address:
CONFIG_FB_ADDR
- Define CONFIG_FB_ADDR if you want to use specific
- address for frame buffer.
- Then system will reserve the frame buffer address to
- defined address instead of lcd_setmem (this function
- grabs the memory for frame buffer by panel's size).
+ Define CONFIG_FB_ADDR if you want to use specific
+ address for frame buffer. This is typically the case
+ when using a graphics controller has separate video
+ memory. U-Boot will then reserve the frame buffer at
+ the given address instead of dynamically reserving it
+ in system RAM by calling lcd_setmem(), which grabs
+ the memory for the frame buffer depending on the
+ configured panel size.
Please see board_init_f function.
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1.7.11.7
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