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Subject[PATCH 4/7] uvesafb: add info about pmipal, yrap and ypan being available only on x86
Features that use the Protected Mode Interface are available on x86 only.
Document this in the uvesafb description.

Signed-off-by: Michal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt b/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
index cfc4e55..1a3b65b 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ Accepted options:
ypan Enable display panning using the VESA protected mode
interface. The visible screen is just a window of the
video memory, console scrolling is done by changing the
- start of the window.
+ start of the window. Available on x86 only.

ywrap Same as ypan, but assumes your gfx board can wrap-around
the video memory (i.e. starts reading from top if it
reaches the end of video memory). Faster than ypan.
+ Available on x86 only.

redraw Scroll by redrawing the affected part of the screen, this
is the safe (and slow) default.
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ vgapal Use the standard VGA registers for palette changes.

pmipal Use the protected mode interface for palette changes.
This is the default if the protected mode interface is
- available.
+ available. Available on x86 only.

mtrr:n Setup memory type range registers for the framebuffer
where n:

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