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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-05 11:59:05 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-05 11:59:05 -0700 |
| commit | 9f0346dcbea363787186c94ef94dd01aaa215afa (patch) | |
| tree | b81c168f4d0dbe4c7f4750f4598d48a6deb72094 /Documentation/fb/s3fb.rst | |
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Merge tag 'driver-core-7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-coregrafted
Pull driver core fixes from Danilo Krummrich:
- Fix kernfs listxattr() not returning security xattr names (e.g.
SELinux labels) when the kernfs node has no allocated kernfs_iattrs
- Fix silent truncation of IRQ vector indices in the Rust PCI
abstractions
- Don't select OF from DRIVER_PE_KUNIT_TEST; skip the test when OF is
disabled instead of silently enabling extra kernel functionality
- Russ Weight is retiring from kernel development; update the Firmware
Loader sysfs contact to the driver-core mailing list, add a CREDITS
entry for Firmware Upload, and update MAINTAINERS accordingly
* tag 'driver-core-7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-core:
MAINTAINERS: Remove Russ Weight from Firmware Loader
CREDITS: Add CREDITS entry for Firmware Upload
firmware_loader: Change contact for sysfs nodes
rust: pci: reject IRQ vector indices that do not fit in u32
kernfs: preserve security xattrs without allocating iattrs
drivers: base: test: DRIVER_PE_KUNIT_TEST should not select OF
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diff --git a/Documentation/fb/s3fb.rst b/Documentation/fb/s3fb.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e809d69c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fb/s3fb.rst @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +=========================================== +s3fb - fbdev driver for S3 Trio/Virge chips +=========================================== + + +Supported Hardware +================== + + S3 Trio32 + S3 Trio64 (and variants V+, UV+, V2/DX, V2/GX) + S3 Virge (and variants VX, DX, GX and GX2+) + S3 Plato/PX (completely untested) + S3 Aurora64V+ (completely untested) + + - only PCI bus supported + - only BIOS initialized VGA devices supported + - probably not working on big endian + +I tested s3fb on Trio64 (plain, V+ and V2/DX) and Virge (plain, VX, DX), +all on i386. + + +Supported Features +================== + + * 4 bpp pseudocolor modes (with 18bit palette, two variants) + * 8 bpp pseudocolor mode (with 18bit palette) + * 16 bpp truecolor modes (RGB 555 and RGB 565) + * 24 bpp truecolor mode (RGB 888) on (only on Virge VX) + * 32 bpp truecolor mode (RGB 888) on (not on Virge VX) + * text mode (activated by bpp = 0) + * interlaced mode variant (not available in text mode) + * doublescan mode variant (not available in text mode) + * panning in both directions + * suspend/resume support + * DPMS support + +Text mode is supported even in higher resolutions, but there is limitation to +lower pixclocks (maximum usually between 50-60 MHz, depending on specific +hardware, i get best results from plain S3 Trio32 card - about 75 MHz). This +limitation is not enforced by driver. Text mode supports 8bit wide fonts only +(hardware limitation) and 16bit tall fonts (driver limitation). Text mode +support is broken on S3 Trio64 V2/DX. + +There are two 4 bpp modes. First mode (selected if nonstd == 0) is mode with +packed pixels, high nibble first. Second mode (selected if nonstd == 1) is mode +with interleaved planes (1 byte interleave), MSB first. Both modes support +8bit wide fonts only (driver limitation). + +Suspend/resume works on systems that initialize video card during resume and +if device is active (for example used by fbcon). + + +Missing Features +================ +(alias TODO list) + + * secondary (not initialized by BIOS) device support + * big endian support + * Zorro bus support + * MMIO support + * 24 bpp mode support on more cards + * support for fontwidths != 8 in 4 bpp modes + * support for fontheight != 16 in text mode + * composite and external sync (is anyone able to test this?) + * hardware cursor + * video overlay support + * vsync synchronization + * feature connector support + * acceleration support (8514-like 2D, Virge 3D, busmaster transfers) + * better values for some magic registers (performance issues) + + +Known bugs +========== + + * cursor disable in text mode doesn't work + * text mode broken on S3 Trio64 V2/DX + + +-- +Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org> |
