@@ -2110,6 +2110,11 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev)
<title>Modeset Helper Functions Reference</title>
!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
</sect2>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>fbdev Helper Functions Reference</title>
+!Pdrivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c fbdev helpers
+!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
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@@ -41,7 +41,14 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("David Airlie, Jesse Barnes");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DRM KMS helper");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL and additional rights");
-static LIST_HEAD(kernel_fb_helper_list);
+/**
+ * DOC: fbdev helpers
+ *
+ * The fb helper functions are useful to provide an fbdev on top of a drm kernel
+ * mode setting driver. They can be used mostly independantely from the crtc
+ * helper functions used by many drivers to implement the kernel mode setting
+ * interfaces.
+ */
/* simple single crtc case helper function */
int drm_fb_helper_single_add_all_connectors(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
@@ -1291,12 +1298,14 @@ static void drm_setup_crtcs(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
/**
* drm_helper_initial_config - setup a sane initial connector configuration
- * @dev: DRM device
+ * @fb_helper: fb_helper device struct
+ * @bpp_sel: bpp value to use for the framebuffer configuration
*
* LOCKING:
- * Called at init time, must take mode config lock.
+ * Called at init time by the driver to set up the @fb_helper initial
+ * configuration, must take the mode config lock.
*
- * Scan the CRTCs and connectors and try to put together an initial setup.
+ * Scans the CRTCs and connectors and tries to put together an initial setup.
* At the moment, this is a cloned configuration across all heads with
* a new framebuffer object as the backing store.
*
@@ -1330,7 +1339,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_initial_config);
/**
* drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event - respond to a hotplug notification by
- * probing all the outputs attached to the fb.
+ * probing all the outputs attached to the fb
* @fb_helper: the drm_fb_helper
*
* LOCKING:
Again only minimal changes to make kerneldoc no longer shout. Plus a little introduction in the form of a inline DOC: section to quickly explain what this is all about. v2: Fixup spelling fail. Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> --- Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl | 5 +++++ drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)