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| author | robgithub <rob.github@jumpstation.co.uk> | 2026-03-12 23:55:07 +0300 |
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| committer | Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> | 2026-03-21 09:11:34 +0300 |
| commit | ea11284a2be6ce44d4c091d737a4440504cff33d (patch) | |
| tree | 0ecec041db71db4d17f0feabaf736105af61648b | |
| parent | d3da7f00e21c2ff274b991167c69e96501746f28 (diff) | |
| download | linux-ea11284a2be6ce44d4c091d737a4440504cff33d.tar.xz | |
fbdev: update help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA
The help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA refers to obsolete hardware and
incorrect default behaviour. This patch updates the description to
reflect the current state of the driver and supported devices.
Signed-off-by: robgithub <rob.github@jumpstation.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig index ac9ac4287c6a..1c73d560f196 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig @@ -668,10 +668,12 @@ config FB_NVIDIA select BITREVERSE select VGASTATE help - This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, TNT - and newer. For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, then use - the rivafb. - Say Y if you have such a graphics board. + This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, from TNT + through early GeForce generations (NV4–NV2x: Twintor, Twintor2, Celsius, + Kelvin). + Later architectures (Rankine and newer) are not reliably supported. + For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, use rivafb. + If unsure, say N. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called nvidiafb. |