[Xorg-driver-geode] [PATCH] Revert "Added FAQ about minimal memory requirements to rotate screen in README."

Martin-Éric Racine q-funk at iki.fi
Sun Jul 11 09:58:40 PDT 2010


No-Ack.  I don't recall us ever reaching a conclusion that having less
than 32MB under X >>1.6 would produce successful rotations. Anyhow, if
we're gonna correct this FAQ item, I'd rather us fix the minimal
amount of RAM needed for a successful rotation than revert this whole
change.

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Mart Raudsepp <leio at gentoo.org> wrote:
> This reverts commit b47d77360cb428d8892beb93789c83dfa681b26f.
>
> There is no basis on the claims about 32MB minimum video memory for screen
> rotation. The other changes that reorganize some options under Common options
> can be redone in a proper atomic change of that purpose.
> ---
>  README |   31 ++++++++++++++-----------------
>  1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index 7c49fa7..a74cf73 100644
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ because it utilizes the new common DDC probing libraries from X.Org.
>
>  = FAQ =
>
> -Q: Why doesn't screen rotation work?
> -
> -A: Make sure that at least 32MB of memory is reserved for video operation
> -   (check the BIOS settings), otherwise rotation will fail and display an
> -   "Out of memory" error message in the X.org log.
> -
>  Q: Why doesn't this GEODE driver work at WXGA (wide screen) resolutions?
>
>  A: Make sure that TFT Panel support is disabled in the BIOS settings,
> @@ -116,24 +110,27 @@ EndSection
>
>  The following options may be added to the section:
>
> -== Common options ==
> +== GX ==
>
> -FBSize: Specify the size of the video space (in bytes)
> -NoAccel: Disable hardware assisted acceleration
> -NoCompression: Disable video bandwidth compression
> -NoPanel: Disable panel support
> -Rotate: Select a orientation to start with - LEFT, INVERT, CCW
>  SWCursor: Enable software cursors (essentially disabling HW cursor support)
> -
> -== GX-specific options ==
> -
> +NoCompression: Disable video bandwidth compression
> +NoAccel: Disable hardware assisted acceleration
>  AccelMethod: "XAA" (default) or "EXA"
> -PanelGeometry: Specify the geometry of the attached panel ("<width>x<height>")
> +Rotate: Select a orientation to start with - LEFT, INVERT, CCW
> +NoPanel: Disable panel support
>  OSMImageBuffers: Set the number of image buffers (XAA only)
>  OSMColorExpBuffers: Set the number of color expansion buffers (XAA only)
> +FBSize: Specify the size of the video space (in bytes)
> +PanelGeometry: Specify the geometry of the attached panel ("<width>x<height>")
>
> -== LX-specific options ==
> +== LX ==
>
> +SWCursor: Enable software cursors (essentially disabling HW cursor support)
> +NoCompression: Disable video bandwidth compression
> +NoAccel: Disable hardware assisted acceleration
> +Rotate: Select a orientation to start with - LEFT, INVERT, CCW
> +NoPanel: Disable panel support
>  ExaScratch: Specify the amount of extra EXA scratch buffer (in bytes)
> +FBSize: Specify the size of the video space (in bytes)
>
>  = EOF =
> --
> 1.6.1.3
>
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