On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Huang, Ying wrote:
> Changelog between this version and previous version (v3 of x86_64 EFI
> support patch).
>
> 1. The include files of efifb.c is cleaned up.
> 2. Make CONFIG_FB_EFI do not depend on CONFIG_EFI.
BTW, the recommended place to put changelogs (so the tools will strip
it automatically when importing your patch) is after the first `---' and
before the diffstat output
> ---
Bogus `---' :-)
> This patch adds Graphics Output Protocol support to the kernel.
> UEFI2.0 spec deprecates Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) protocol and
> only Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) is produced. Therefore, the boot
> loader needs to query the UEFI firmware with appropriate Output
> Protocol and pass the video information to the kernel. As a result of
> GOP protocol, an EFI framebuffer driver is needed for displaying
> console messages. The patch adds a EFI framebuffer driver. The EFI
> frame buffer driver in this patch is based on the Intel Mac
> framebuffer driver.
>
> The ELILO bootloader takes care of passing the video information as
> appropriate for EFI firmware.
>
> The framebuffer driver has been tested in i386 kernel and x86_64
> kernel on EFI platform.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chandramouli Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Signed-off-by: Huang Ying <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
Missing `---' ;-)
> drivers/video/Kconfig | 11 ++
> drivers/video/Makefile | 1
> drivers/video/efifb.c | 232
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/screen_info.h | 1
> 4 files changed, 245 insertions(+)
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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