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authorArvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu>2020-03-19 22:00:26 -0400
committerArd Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>2020-04-23 20:15:06 +0200
commitd9ff0323d074c6c06467118c7a43d5748f147369 (patch)
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efi/gop: Allow specifying mode by <xres>x<yres>
Add the ability to choose a video mode using a command-line argument of
the form
	video=efifb:<xres>x<yres>

Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200320020028.1936003-13-nivedita@alum.mit.edu
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/fb/efifb.rst b/Documentation/fb/efifb.rst
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--- a/Documentation/fb/efifb.rst
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@@ -50,4 +50,9 @@ mode=n
         The EFI stub will set the mode of the display to mode number n if
         possible.
 
+<xres>x<yres>
+        The EFI stub will search for a display mode that matches the specified
+        horizontal and vertical resolution, and set the mode of the display to
+        it if one is found.
+
 Edgar Hucek <gimli@dark-green.com>