Hi
Am 08.11.21 um 13:15 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
The nomodeset kernel command line parameter is not documented. Its name is quite vague and is not intuitive what's the behaviour when it is set.
Document in kernel-parameters.txt what actually happens when nomodeset is used. That way, users could know if they want to enable this option.
Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas javierm@redhat.com
(no changes since v1)
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 91ba391f9b32..ed9859fd0734 100644 --- Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -3521,6 +3521,10 @@ shutdown the other cpus. Instead use the REBOOT_VECTOR irq.
- nomodeset Disable kernel modesetting. DRM drivers will not be
loaded when this kernel boot parameter is used. Thesimpledrm driver is the only DRM driver that loads.
That's misleading and to the general admin it might not be clear what simpledrm is about. Rather say something like
Disable kernel modesetting. DRM drivers will not perform display-mode changes or accelerated rendering. Only the system framebuffer will be available for use. Requires the firmware or boot loader to setup the display. Useful as fallback, or for testing and debugging.
Best regards Thomas
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