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+Frame Buffer Library
+====================
+
+The frame buffer drivers depend heavily on four data structures. These
+structures are declared in include/linux/fb.h. They are fb_info,
+fb_var_screeninfo, fb_fix_screeninfo and fb_monospecs. The last
+three can be made available to and from userland.
+
+fb_info defines the current state of a particular video card. Inside
+fb_info, there exists a fb_ops structure which is a collection of
+needed functions to make fbdev and fbcon work. fb_info is only visible
+to the kernel.
+
+fb_var_screeninfo is used to describe the features of a video card
+that are user defined. With fb_var_screeninfo, things such as depth
+and the resolution may be defined.
+
+The next structure is fb_fix_screeninfo. This defines the properties
+of a card that are created when a mode is set and can't be changed
+otherwise. A good example of this is the start of the frame buffer
+memory. This "locks" the address of the frame buffer memory, so that it
+cannot be changed or moved.
+
+The last structure is fb_monospecs. In the old API, there was little
+importance for fb_monospecs. This allowed for forbidden things such as
+setting a mode of 800x600 on a fix frequency monitor. With the new API,
+fb_monospecs prevents such things, and if used correctly, can prevent a
+monitor from being cooked. fb_monospecs will not be useful until
+kernels 2.5.x.
+
+Frame Buffer Memory
+-------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+ :export:
+
+Frame Buffer Colormap
+---------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c
+ :export:
+
+Frame Buffer Video Mode Database
+--------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c
+ :export:
+
+Frame Buffer Macintosh Video Mode Database
+------------------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/video/fbdev/macmodes.c
+ :export:
+
+Frame Buffer Fonts
+------------------
+
+Refer to the file lib/fonts/fonts.c for more information.
+