Re: [PATCH] Documentation fixes in intel810.txt

From: Randy.Dunlap
Date: Wed Sep 20 2006 - 20:12:33 EST


On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:32:54 +0200 Reiner Herrmann wrote:

> > >
> > > - g. "hsync1/hsync2:<value>"
> > > - select the minimum and maximum Horizontal Sync Frequency of the
> > > - monitor in KHz. If a using a fixed frequency monitor, hsync1 must
> > > + g. "hsync1/hsync2:<value>"
> > > + select the minimum and maximum Horizontal Sync Frequency of the
> > > + monitor in kHz. If using a fixed frequency monitor, hsync1 must
> >
> > Why small 'k'? Is that some standard?
> > I prefer KHz but I'm flexible.
>
> Those prefixes are case-sensitive (i.e. m = milli and M = Mega).
> The abbreviation for kilo is a lowercase k.

Yep, unfortunately. so there goes history. oh well. :)

> So here is a corrected version of the patch (with some more fixes I just detected).

one small comment below.

> Signed-off-by: Reiner Herrmann <reiner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> diff -uprN -X linux-2.6.18/Documentation/dontdiff linux-2.6.18/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt linux-work/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt
> --- linux-2.6.18/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt 2006-09-20 05:42:06.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-work/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt 2006-09-21 01:30:37.000000000 +0200

> - i. "voffset:<value>"
> - select at what offset in MB of the logical memory to allocate the
> + i. "voffset:<value>"
> + select at what offset in MB of the logical memory to allocate the
> framebuffer memory. The intent is to avoid the memory blocks
> used by standard graphics applications (XFree86). The default
> - offset (16 MB for a 64MB aperture, 8 MB for a 32MB aperture) will
> - avoid XFree86's usage and allows up to 7MB/15MB of framebuffer
> - memory. Depending on your usage, adjust the value up or down,
> - (0 for maximum usage, 31/63 MB for the least amount). Note, an
> + offset (16 MB for a 64MB aperture, 8 MB for a 32MB aperture) will

You could make "<number> MB" be consistent (preferably with space there).
Otherwise looks good to me. Thanks.

> + avoid XFree86's usage and allows up to 7MB/15MB of framebuffer
> + memory. Depending on your usage, adjust the value up or down,
> + (0 for maximum usage, 31/63 MB for the least amount). Note, an
> arbitrary setting may conflict with XFree86.

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~Randy
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