[PATCH v4 3/3] fbcon: Add option to enable legacy hardware acceleration

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Helge,

On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 11:17 AM Helge Deller <deller at gmx.de> wrote:
> On 2/4/22 09:37, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 8:05 PM Helge Deller <deller at gmx.de> wrote:
> >> Add a config option CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_LEGACY_ACCELERATION to
> >> enable bitblt and fillrect hardware acceleration in the framebuffer
> >> console. If disabled, such acceleration will not be used, even if it is
> >> supported by the graphics hardware driver.
> >
> > Note that this also applies to vertical panning and wrapping.
>
> That's correct.
> Would you mind to send a patch which adds this info?

To add it where? "bitblt and fillrect" are only mentioned in the patch
description.

The Kconfig help entry just talks about "hardware acceleration",
which can mean any trick supported by the hardware.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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